Antifeedant activity of quinones from Ventilago madaraspatana.
The insect antifeedant activity of the quinones isolated from Ventilago madaraspatana was investigated by circular leaf disc dual choice bioassay. Amongst the quinones tested, Ventiloquinone A was the most effective antifeedant against Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata and Spodoptera litura.
Krishnakumari
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Centre for Natural Products, SPIC Science Foundation, 111, Mount Road, Chennai 6000 32, India. gmkrishna@hotmail.com
Bhuvaneswari
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Raja Swapna
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D000818:Animals; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000187:drug effects*; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000187:drug effects; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018517:Plant Roots; D011809:Quinones / Q000494:pharmacology*; D027823:Rhamnaceae; D018411:Spodoptera / Q000187:drug effects*
D010936:Plant Extracts; D011809:Quinones