Division of Agricultural Chemicals, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi-110 012, India
*Present Address: National Research Centre for Weed Science, Jabalpur-482 004, MP., India
Online published on 3 November, 2011.
Antifeedant activity of azadirachtin-A and parthenin against Spodoptera litura was sompared by short-term dual-choice and no-choice tests. Concentration dependent antifeedancy was noticed only in dual-choice tests. Azadirachtin A was considerably more effective than parthenin in causing antifeedancy.
Azadirachtin - A, parthenin, antifeedant activity, Spodoptera litura.
