Table 1 Effect of α-glycosidase inhibitors from A. destruens AKL-3 on larval mortality and development period of S. litura.

From: Effect of α-glycosidase inhibitors from endophytic fungus Alternaria destruens on survival and development of insect pest Spodoptera litura Fab. and fungal phytopathogens

Concentration (mg/ml)

Larval mortality (%)

Larval period (days)

Pupal period (days)

Total development period (days)

Control

03.33 ± 03.72a

13.08 ± 0.17a

8.73 ± 0.22a

21.81 ± 0.25a

0.5

10.00 ± 04.56a

13.61 ± 0.29a

8.82 ± 0.27a

22.62 ± 0.35ab

1.0

30.00 ± 05.56ab

13.84 ± 0.25a

10.00 ± 0.35ab

24.40 ± 0.98bc

1.5

33.33 ± 10.21ab

13.39 ± 0.45a

10.96 ± 0.35ab

25.43 ± 0.84c

2.0

53.33 ± 10.86bc

16.72 ± 0.46b

12.40 ± 0.27b

29.70 ± 0.49d

2.5

70.00 ± 06.97c

17.63 ± 0.29b

13.00 ± 0.0b

31.00 ± 0.00d

F

13.55**

41.92**

3.45*

50.00**

  1. Values are Means ± S.E. Means followed by different superscript letters within a column are significantly different. Tukey’s test p ≤ 0.05. **Significant at 1%, *Significant at 5%.