Extraction and Characterization of <i>Sesbania cannabina</i> (Retz.) Pers. (Dhaincha) Seed Oil for Potential Engineering Applications

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IntroductionThe genus Sesbania of family Fabaceae is comprised of around 60 species of annuals, perennials, herbs, shrubs and trees that are distributed over tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Sesbania aculeata (synonym Sesbania bispinosa, Prickly sesban, Dhaincha) , Sesbania cannabina (common sesban, Yellow pea bush, Dhaincha) , Sesbania drummondii (Rattlebox) , Sesbania grandiflora (vegetable hummingbird, Agathi, Agasti) , Sesbania rostrata (Manila Agathi, new Dhaincha) , Sesbania sesban (Egyptian riverhemp, African sesbania) , and Sesbania speciosa (Wisteria tree) are more popular among all Sesbania species and well studied by researchers too. Sesbania species are generally adaptable to terrains with alternate wet and dry climates than those with humid climate having

Efficacy of Ethyl Acetate Extracts of Botanicals On Diamond Back Moth Plutella xylostella L.

“…Hussain and Kumaresan (2014) with GC-MS analysis of S. grandiflora leaves methanolic extracts revealed that these mainly composed of oxygenated hydrocarbons and phenolic hydrocarbons. Palmitic acid (11.8%), 9-hexadecenol (9.0%) and octadecanoic acid were the major compounds having pesticidal activities (Gopalakrishnan and Vadivel, 2011;Geetha et al, 2013;Mishra et al, 2021). No pupal mortality and malformations were recorded in these treatments.…”