مرکز منطقه ای اطلاع رساني علوم و فناوري -

چكيده لاتين :

The proximate and mineral composition of raw and boiled African locust bean (Parkia biglobosa) was determined, The tennicidal properties of the aqueous and acetone extracts of the beans were also investigated. There were variations in the proximate and chemical composition of the raw and boiled samples. Cadmium, nickel, lead, cobalt and copper were leached out of the seed during boiling. The aqueous and acetone extracts of boiled P. biglobosa had no effect on termites, while they were affected by extracts of raw P. biglobosa. The aqueous and acetone extracts exhibited concentration dependent tennicidal activity. However the aqueous extract was more active than the acetone extract. Termites died within 40 and 110 min when exposed to paper pads treated with 0.4 g mL-1 of aqueous and acetone extracts, respectively