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Table 5 Effect of basil and petitgrain mandarin oils on number of emerged progeny and reduction percentages of R. dominica

From: Potential of selected plant essential oils in management of Sitophilus oryzae (L.) and Rhiyzopertha dominica (F.) on wheat grains

	Concentration (mg/kg)	Mean of emerged progeny ± SE	% Reduction
Basil oil	50	173 ± 9.81 bc	18.77
	75	152 ± 4.61 cde	28.63
	100	118 ± 2.88 f	44.60
	125	86 ± 6.35 g	59.62
	150	67 ± 4.04 gh	68.54
	175	49 ± 2.88 h	76.99
	200	38 ± 4.61 h	82.15
Petitgrain mandarin oil	50	191 ± 4.61 ab	10.32
	75	163 ± 8.66 bcd	23.47
	100	141 ± 1.73 def	33.80
	125	129 ± 6.35 ef	39.43
	150	83 ± 8.66 g	61.03
	175	61 ± 4.61 gh	71.36
	200	46 ± 3.46 h	78.40
Control		213 ± 5.77 a

In the same column, means followed by the same letters are not significantly different at 0.05 level according to Duncan multiple range test

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