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Black Pepper as a Grain Protectant

K. GUNATHILAGARAJ and T. KUMARASWAMI
Volume : 66
Issue: Feb-feb
Pages: 118 - 121
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29321/MAJ.10.A02926
Published: October 02, 2023
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Abstract

Ground black popper and its crude extract were found to be good surface protectants of rice and greengram against the attack by rice moth and cowpen weevil for 4 months. Crude extract was highly toxic to the rice moth. rice weevil lessor grain borer, red flower beetle and cowpea weovil at higher concentrations when applied topically.

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https://doi.org/10.29321/MAJ.10.A02926
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118 - 121
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© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Madras Agricultural Students' Union in Madras Agricultural Journal (MAJ). This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited by the user.

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