Harnessing Opportunities Provided by the Invasive Chromolaena odorata to Keep It under Control
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Ethnopharmacological Uses
3.2. Crop Production
3.3. Animal Production
3.4. Crop Protection
3.5. Bioenergy
3.6. Food Source
3.7. Chromolaena Odorata Management
4. Conclusions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Plant Part | Uses | Country | Refrences |
---|---|---|---|
Leaves | Cholesterol, dyspepsia, hypertension, vertigo, and diet | Indonesia | [59] |
Leaves | Cough | Thailand | [52] |
Leaves | Diarrhea | Nigeria | [60] |
Leaves | Diabetes and eye problems | India | [46] |
Leaves | Gonorrhea | Guatemala | [61] |
Leaves | Insecticide | Nepal | [62] |
Leaves | Malaria | Benin and Ghana | [44,55,63] |
Leaves | Skin infections | Vietnam | [44] |
Leaves | Wound | Ghana, India, Nigeria, Thailand | [45,64,65,66,67] |
Leaves | Wound | Vietnam | [50,51,67] |
Leaves | Wound | Ivory Coast | [68] |
Leaves | Wound | Nepal | [62] |
Not mentioned | Not mentioned | Tanzania | [13] |
Practice | Crop | Country | Reference |
---|---|---|---|
Fallow | Arachis hypogaea L. | Cameroon, Ghana, Nigeria | [75,80,81] |
Fallow | Dioscorea rotundata Poir | Ghana | [81] |
Fallow | Manihot esculenta Crantz | Cameroon, Ghana, Nigeria | [75,80,82] |
Fallow | Oryza sativa L. | Laos | [83] |
Fallow | Zea mays L. | Cameroon; Ghana, Ivory Coast; Nigeria | [75,76,81,84] |
Fallow | Not mentioned | Cameroon | [85] |
Fallow | Not mentioned | Ivory Coast | [71] |
Liquid organic fertilizer | Oryza sativa L. | Indonesia | [86] |
Mulch | Abelmoschus esculentus L. Moench | India | [87] |
Mulch | Brassica campestris L. | India | [88] |
Mulch | Dioscorea rotundata Poir | Nigeria | [78] |
Mulch | Oryza sativa L. | India | [88] |
Mulch | Zea mays L. | Nigeria, Ghana | [79,89] |
Mulch | Zingiber officinale Rosc. | India | [90] |
Plant Part | Livestock | Country | References |
---|---|---|---|
Leaf meal | Layer chickens | Nigeria | [40,92,96] |
Leaf meal | Broiler chickens | Nigeria | [99] |
Leaf meal | Broiler chickens | Ghana, Nigeria | [97,100] |
Leaf meal | Goats | Nigeria, Tanzania, Vietnam | [91,101,102] |
Leaf meal | Rabbits | Nigeria | [104] |
Formulation | Crop | Pest Controlled | Country | References |
---|---|---|---|---|
Leaf extract | Brassica oleracea var. capitata L. | Plutella xylostella (L.) | Ghana | [103] |
Leaf extract | Brassica oleracea var. capitata | Brevicoryne brassicae (L.) | Ghana | [103] |
Leaf extract | Brassica oleracea var. capitata | Various | Ghana | [106] |
Leaf extract | Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. | Anoplocnemis spp., Clavigralla spp., Nezara viridula L. and Riptortus spp. | Nigeria | [108] |
Leaf extract | Various vegetables | Musca domestica L. | Philippines | [109] |
Leaf extract | Zea mays L. grain | Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky | Ghana | [110] |
Leaf powder | Vigna unguiculata grain | Post-harvest pests | Ghana | [111] |
Leaf powder | Zea mays grain | Post-harvest pests | Ghana | [111] |
Leaves | Zea mays grain | Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky | Nigeria | [112] |
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Mugwedi, L. Harnessing Opportunities Provided by the Invasive Chromolaena odorata to Keep It under Control. Sustainability 2020, 12, 6505. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12166505
Mugwedi L. Harnessing Opportunities Provided by the Invasive Chromolaena odorata to Keep It under Control. Sustainability. 2020; 12(16):6505. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12166505
Chicago/Turabian StyleMugwedi, Lutendo. 2020. "Harnessing Opportunities Provided by the Invasive Chromolaena odorata to Keep It under Control" Sustainability 12, no. 16: 6505. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12166505