Helicoverpaarmigera is one of the most destructive pests field crops worldwide. The Study was designed to investigate through laboratory screening insecticidal activity Ricinus communis, Cassia occidentalis and Bacillus thuringiensis var. Kurstaki (Btk) their combinations against 2nd larval instar H. armigera. Five concentrations (4%, 6%, 8%, 10% 12%) each plant extract (0.62, 1.25, 2.5, 5, 10 ...

Various bioactive compounds possessing the properties as antioxidant, antibacterial, antifungal, antimutagenic and anticancerous have been characterized and isolated from different parts of plants. Some studies in recent years have reported the occurrence of such bioactive compounds in pollen grains as well. Considering this, the present study was planned to examine antitumor activities of etha...

A study was undertaken to assess the phytotoxicity of citronellal, an oxygenated monoterpenoid with an aldehyde group, towards some weedy species [Ageratum conyzoides L., Chenopodium album L., Parthenium hysterophorus L., Malvastrum coromandelianum (L.), Garcke, Cassia occidentalis L. and Phalaris minor Retz.]. A significant effect on weed emergence and early seedling growth was observed in a d...

Cassia tora L. (Jue-ming-zi) is a traditional Chinese medicine widely used in East Asia. The in vitro anticancer effects of Jue-ming-zi were evaluated in TCA8113 human tongue carcinoma cells using a 3-(4,5-dimethyl-2-thiazolyl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay. At a concentration of 1.0 mg/ml, Cassia tora L. inhibited the growth of TCA8113 cells by 72%; this inhibiton was greater tha...

Cassia occidentalis commonly known as Coffee senna is a herbaceous plant that belongs to the family fabaceae. The called “Sanga-Sanga" in Hausa, “Ewe Oriesi” Yoruba, and “Akidi Agbara” Igbo. pan-tropical plant. This research was aimed at evaluating phytochemicals antibacterial activity of extracts leaves Senna. Plant leaf samples were collected behind Department Biological Sciences Federal Univ...