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17/12/22 07:48 AM IST

ICRISAT intern awarded for developing bio-insecticide from ‘ramphal’ leaves

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  • A 17-year-old research intern at the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) bagged the third prize at the International Science and Engineering Fair in the United States — the world’s largest pre-college science fair.
Annona reticulate
  • It is a small deciduous or semi-evergreen tree in the plant family Annonaceae and part of the Annonas group.
  • It is best known for its fruit, called custard apple, a common name shared with fruits of several other species in the same genus: A. cherimola and A. squamosa.
  • Extracts from different parts of this plant have traditionally been used to cure conditions including dysentery and pediculosis (louse infestation)
  • Extracts from its leaves may be useful against three destructive pests — Pod borer, Green peach aphid and fall armyworm — with a mortality rate of 78-88 per cent, the research claimed. All these pests are known for incurring crop losses to farmers.
Source- DTE

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