African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12485

Full Length Research Paper

Efficacy of organic extracts of Nicotiana tabacum (Solanaceae) leaf and Jatropha curcas (Euphorbiaceae) seed against Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) under laboratory conditions

Tsegab Temesgen
  • Tsegab Temesgen
  • Department of Biology, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Oda Bultum University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Emana Getu
  • Emana Getu
  • Insect Sciences Stream, Department of Zoological Sciences, Addis Ababa University, P. O. Box, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 31 August 2023
  •  Accepted: 12 October 2023
  •  Published: 30 November 2023

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