African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12487

Full Length Research Paper

The effect of carbon dioxide ON at high pressure under different developmental stages of Callosobruchus maculatus (F.) hosting on chickpeas

Faruk Kutbay1, Ä°smail Varol1*, Mustafa Bayram2 and Adile Ozdemir1
1Department of Biology, Sciences and Letter Faculty, University of Gaziantep,27310 Gaziantep, Turkey. 2Department of Food Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Gaziantep, 27310 Gaziantep, Turkey.
Email: [email protected]

  •  Accepted: 21 February 2011
  •  Published: 14 March 2011

Abstract

In this paper, the minimum exposure time required to kill Callosbruchus maculatus (F.) in all the developmental stages with of 99.90% purity carbon dioxide (CO2) under 20 bars at 23 to 26°C was determined. Adults, pupae, larvae and eggs of C. maculatus hosting kabuli type organic chickpeas were exposed to CO2 for 240 min. The minimum exposure time for killing C. maculatus was found to be 180 min in all its developmental stages. As a consequence, one minute exposure time was sufficient to kill the adults of C. maculates. However, it was determined that the pupae stage was more tolerant to high pressure CO2.

Key words: Callosabruchus maculatus, high pressure, carbon dioxide, organic chickpea.

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