Research Article

Antioviposition and Reduction of Callosobruchus chinensis Pic. 1902 (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) Emergence on Phaseolus vulgaris by Dioscorea sansibarensis Powder and Its Chemical Composition

Table 1

Rf values of chemical compounds found in leaves, bulbils, and yams of Dioscorea sansibarensis.

Rf values
AlkaloidsFlavonoidsSaponinsPhenolic compoundsTerpenoids

Leaves0.730.72, 0.840.18, 0.29, 0.49, 0.63, 0.80, 0.84
Bulbils0.51, 0.60, 0.69, 0.71, 0.810.61, 0.72, 0.820.37, 0.630.37, 0.49, 0.69, 0.78
Yams0.56, 0.62, 0.710.61, 0.720.520.37, 0.75, 0.80