​Botanicals for Protection of Mungbean against Callosobruchus maculatus during Storage

Background: The mungbean/green gram is one of the major grain legume crops native to Indian subcontinent, which was found damaged extensively by pulse beetle, Callosobruchus maculatus during storage. Moreover, insect damage also causes chemical constituents seeds leading alteration in flavor, nutritive value, marketability and acceptability stored seeds. Therefore, present investigation focused on evaluating bioefficacy botanicals protection green grains from C. changes biochemical properties six months Methods: During experimentation, were treated with selected form oils, powders their aqueous extracts effects beetle terms adult emergence seed recorded up Changes . Result: study revealed significantly lesser number exit holes/100 (1.33 13.33), (4.33 15.00 no.), weight loss (0.92 3.10%) (1.40 5.40%) neem oil @ 3.0% after month interval. crude protein values did not vary among treatments, but alcoholic acidity varied between 0.30 - 0.94%. uric acid content increased population. Significantly lower free fatty acids standard check at par all concentrations oil, Karanj mustard oil.