Title of article :
Phytotoxic and Insecticidal Activities of Medicinal Plants of Pakistan, Trichodesma indicum, Aconitum laeve and Sauromatum guttatum
Author/Authors :
KHAN, TAOUS University of Karachi - Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pakistan , AHMAD, MANSOOR University of Karachi - Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pakistan , KHAN, ROMANA Kyungpook National University - Department of Applied Chemistry, Korea , KHAN, HAMAYUN Kyungpoolc National University - Department of Chemical Engineering, Korea , CHOUDHARY, MUHAMMAD IQBAL University of Karachi - HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry, Pakistan
Abstract :
The agrochemicai potentials of ethanolic extracts derived from selected plants of Pakistan, including Trichodesma indicum (whole plant), Aconitum /aeve (roots) and Sauromatum guttatum (corms, leaves and berries) were assessed through measuring their phytotoxic and insecticidal activities. All the extracts exhibited excellent herbicidal activity against Lemna minor L and, except A. iaeve, completely inhibited the plant growth at 500 pg/ ml. These extracts also showed good insecticidal activity with the highest mortality (80 % each) being observed with S. guttatum berries against Bruchus pisorum and T indicum against Rhizoperlha dominica. The results obtained were superior to most of similar studies reported in literature.
