Investigation of musa paradisiaca l. for brine shrimp lethality, phytotoxicity and insecticidal potential

ABSTRACT

Natural plant products contain diversity of molecules that have different biological, pharmacological and toxicological properties. The present study was carried out to investigate the brine shrimp lethality, insecticidal and phyto-toxic potentials by using the Musa paradisiaca L. bract, flower, trachea [flowering stalk] and tracheal fluid. Brine shrimp lethality assay was determined by using the salina species of artemia and results showed that all four extracts were found inactive at low concentration while little activity was found in each part at high concentration. Phyto-toxic potential was studied on the Lemna minor L. and dose dependent phytotoxic potential of all four extracts were observed. While insecticidal activity was determined by using the direct contact method which indicated that these parts of Musa paradisiaca L. possesses no such kind of activity?