Research Article

Differential Inhibition of Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner) Gut Proteinases by Proteinase Inhibitors of Okra and It's Wild Relatives

Table 5

Effect of okra PIs on the growth and development of H. armigera.

Growth and developmental parametersProteinase inhibitors
A. tuberculatus
(90396)
A. tuberculatus
(90515)

Larval mortality %4030
Larval wt. reduction %
(control = 330.3 mg larval wt.)
53.468.0
Reduction in pupal wt. %
(control 329.3 mg)
54.168.5
Malformed pupae % 6050
Pupal mortality %1010
Malformed adult %3020