Farrar, N., Sadeghi, S., Golestaneh, S., Karampour, F. (2020). Values, benefits and use of Calotropis procera in Southern Iran. , 5(1), 41-48. doi: 10.22092/irn.2021.121267
Naser Farrar; Seid Mousa Sadeghi; Seid Reza Golestaneh; Farzad Karampour. "Values, benefits and use of Calotropis procera in Southern Iran". , 5, 1, 2020, 41-48. doi: 10.22092/irn.2021.121267
Farrar, N., Sadeghi, S., Golestaneh, S., Karampour, F. (2020). 'Values, benefits and use of Calotropis procera in Southern Iran', , 5(1), pp. 41-48. doi: 10.22092/irn.2021.121267
Farrar, N., Sadeghi, S., Golestaneh, S., Karampour, F. Values, benefits and use of Calotropis procera in Southern Iran. , 2020; 5(1): 41-48. doi: 10.22092/irn.2021.121267

Values, benefits and use of Calotropis procera in Southern Iran

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Article 8, Volume 5, Issue 1 - Serial Number 20, March and April 2020, Pages 41-48    PDF (627.62 K)
Document Type: Scientific Letters
DOI: 10.22092/irn.2021.121267
Authors
Naser Farrar* 1; Seid Mousa Sadeghi2; Seid Reza Golestaneh3; Farzad Karampour3
1Assistant Prof., Research Division of Natural Resources, Bushehr Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, AREEO, Bushehr, Iran
2Assistant Prof., Research Institute of Forests and Rangeland, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tehran, Iran
3Senior Research Expert., Research Division of Natural Resources, Bushehr Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, AREEO, Bushehr, Iran
Abstract
Calotropis procera (Aiton) W. T. Aiton (Asclepiadaceae) is a native shrub growing in sub-tropical regions including the southern coasts of the Persian Gulf and Oman Sea from Khuzestan to Baluchistan, Iran. The economic benefits of the shrub include the use of latex and extract to control of plants pests and diseases, the use of natural rubber in the rubber industry, the manufacture of composites and insulators with stem fibers of Calotropis, the production of pure yarn from valuable fibers in the bark, and the use of seed oil for fuel production. The bioassay results indicated that the ethanol extract of C. procera caused a significant mortality on larvae in different stages of Thiacidas postica. It can be used to control a number of pests, including insect defoliator. The extract of C. procera has considerable insecticide, fungicide, anti-feeding, and oviposition-inhibition effects. Its antifungal properties have also been observed and can be used naturally or synthetically in the production of environmentally friendly insecticides and fungicides.
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