Bioactivity-guided isolation of rosmarinic acid as the principle bioactive compound from the butanol extract of Isodon rugosus against the pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum.

Aphids are agricultural pest insects that transmit viruses and cause feeding damage on a global scale. Current pest control practices involving the excessive use of synthetic insecticides over many years have resulted in aphid resistance to a number of pesticides. In nature, plants produce secondary...

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Main Authors: Saira Khan, Clauvis Nji Tizi Taning, Elias Bonneure, Sven Mangelinckx, Guy Smagghe, Raza Ahmad, Nighat Fatima, Muhammad Asif, Mohammad Maroof Shah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0215048