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Chemical composition , insecticidal activities of Origanum majorana L. essential oil nanoemulsion against Callosobruchus maculatus and Callosobruchus chinensis

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Organic chemistry

Abstract

Essential oils (EOs) have been recognized as eco-friendly promising insecticides for many important economic pests; thus, nano-formulations (NEs) of EOs have been formulated, developed, and evaluated to manage stored pests. The insecticidal activity of Origanum majorana L. essential oil (EO) and their nanoemulsion (NE) were evaluated against Callosobruchus maculatus and Callosobruchus chinensis. The chemical composition of this oil was identified using Gas Chromatography- Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS) analysis. Characterizations of formulated NE such as droplet sizes, polydispersity index (PDI), and zeta potential were determined. Our results revealed that the predominant compounds found in O. majorana L. were, 3-Cyclohexen-1-ol, 4-methyl-1-(1-methylethyl)-, (R)- (19.35%), γ-terpinene (11.79%) and α-terpinene (9.1%). The droplet sizes of NE O. majorana was 6.33 nm with PDI 0.498 and zeta potential showed a low negative charge (-5.19 mV). The results showed that EO and NE of O. majorana displayed the highest fumigant toxicity against C. chinensis adults with LC50 values (0.05 and 0.07 μLL-1 air), respectively after 3 days of exposure. In the case of seed treatment, EO and NE of O. majorana exhibited the highest toxicity in C. maculatus adults (LC50 = 207.51 and 220.36 mLkg-1). The complete inhibition of bruchid progeny and the full cowpeas protection were obtained by 2500 ml kg -1 of the tested EO and NE after 45 days. These findings indicate NE of O. majorana could be implemented in IPM of bruchids.

DOI

10.21608/ejchem.2024.276355.9445

Keywords

Essential oils, Origanum majorana L, GC/MS, Nanoemulsions, Bruchid beetles

Authors

First Name

Mohamed H. A.

Last Name

El-Sawah

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Affiliation

Agricultural Research Center

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mohamed.elsawah@arc.sci.eg

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First Name

Hosny M.

Last Name

Raddy

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Affiliation

Al-Azhar University

Email

hmraddy@azhar.edu.eg

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First Name

Hassan A.

Last Name

Gad

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Affiliation

Al-Azhar University

Email

hassangad1985@azhar.edu.eg

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First Name

Heba

Last Name

Hagag

MiddleName

Hagag Fahmy

Affiliation

Central Agricultural pesticide Laboratory

Email

heba_hagag@capl.sci.eg

City

cairo

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Volume

67

Article Issue

10

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49535

Issue Date

2024-10-01

Receive Date

2024-03-12

Publish Date

2024-10-01

Page Start

371

Page End

381

Print ISSN

0449-2285

Online ISSN

2357-0245

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/article_351203.html

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351,203

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297

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Egyptian Journal of Chemistry

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/

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Chemical composition , insecticidal activities of Origanum majorana L. essential oil nanoemulsion against Callosobruchus maculatus and Callosobruchus chinensis

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30 Dec 2024