Pesticide Research Journal
SCOPUSWeb of Science
  • Year: 2001
  • Volume: 13
  • Issue: 1

An Observation on the Instability of Azadirachtin-A Technical Concentrates

  • Author:
  • Jitendra Kumar, Balraj S. Parmar
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 96 to 98

Division of Agricultural chemicals, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi-110 012, India.

Online published on 31 October, 2011.

Abstract

The storage of 16 concentrates varying in strengths from 4.06 to 33.0% azadirachtin-A, under ambient conditions (12–33.5°C, RH 41–78%) for a period of 19 months revealed a degradation of 59.52 - 81.27%, suggesting a need of due care and caution in storing these concentrates.

Keywords

Azadirachtin-A concentrate, degradation, neem, shelflife