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Insecticidal activity of Artemisia herba-alba and effects on wheat flour quality in storage

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This study investigated insecticidal activity of Artemisia herba-alba essential oil (EO) against Tribolium castaneum adults and its impacts on wheat flour quality. GC/MS analysis of the EOs of A. herba-alba showed a predominance of β-thujone (27.79%), camphor (22.65%), chrysanthenone (17.97%) and α-thujone (13.56%). Therefore, the median effective concentrations (LC50 value) of Artemisia herba-alba essential oil used for preliminary screening tests were evaluated. Insect mortalities, occupation space conditions and wheat flour quality were investigated after 30 and 60 days of storage period. The results showed that mortality varies depending on occupation space and storage duration, which reached 42.15% and 59.8% after 30 and 60 days of storage, respectively. Furthermore, moisture, ash, gluten, falling number contents were examined according to international standards. Indeed, rheological dough parameters were examined using a Chopin alveograph and according to ISO standards. Results indicated that A. herba-alba essential oil changed wheat flour physicochemical parameters but did not affect dough rheological parameters which correspond to international ISO standards.

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This work was supported by the Directorate General of Higher Education, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research in Tunisia for funding this research through “Valorization of the Results of Research (VRR) 2015” project. We are also grateful to the Tunisian milling [RANDA], located in Ben-Arous (Tunisia) for supplying the wheat flour used for this research.

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  1. Jihed Aouini and Youkabed Zarroug have equally participated in the elaboration of this work.

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  1. Laboratory of Bioactive Substances, Centre of Biotechnology of Borj-Cedria, BP 901, 2050, Hammam-Lif, Tunisia

    Jazia Sriti Eljazi, Jihed Aouini, Nidhal Salem, Selim Jallouli & Ferid Limam

  2. Research Unity “Bio-Preservation and Valorization of Agricultural Products UR13-AGR 02”, Higher Institut of Food Industries of Tunisia (ESIAT), 58 Alain Savary Street, 1003, El Khadhra City, Tunisia

    Youkabed Zarroug

  3. Laboratory of Plant Protection, National Institute of Agronomic Research of Tunisia (INRAT), University of Carthage, Hedi Karray Street, 2049, Ariana, Tunisia

    Olfa Bachrouch

  4. Laboratory of Applied Biotechnology in Agriculture, National Institute of Agronomic Research of Tunisia (INRAT), University of Carthage, Hedi Karray Street, 2049, Ariana, Tunisia

    Emna Boushih & Jouda Médiouni Ben Jemâa

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JA, OB, YZ and EB conducted the material preparation, data collection and the fumigation trials. NS and SJ analyzed and organized the data. The first draft of the manuscript was written by JS and FL, and JMJ commented on previous versions of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the manuscript.

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Eljazi, J.S., Zarroug, Y., Aouini, J. et al. Insecticidal activity of Artemisia herba-alba and effects on wheat flour quality in storage. J Plant Dis Prot 127, 323–333 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41348-020-00322-0

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