Research Paper
Rodenticidal Potential of Gliricidia sepium
George Willard Gehan M. Siton IV
James Miyuki M. Sugimoto
Christian Gregg Rivera
Jason R. Galay
Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University
South La Union Campus
College of Education
Laboratory High School
Agoo, La Union
Research (Elective II)
Chapter I
INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study
Plants are living organisms that belongs to the kingdom of plantae. They include organism such as herbs, trees, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, green algae. The study of plants, known as botany, has identified about 350,000 species of plants. Green plants sometimes called viridiplantae, obtain most of their energy from sunlight and this process is called photosynthesis. Gliricidia sepium (kakawate) is a multipurpose legume tree that is used in many tropical and subtropical countries as a live fencing, fodder, coffee shade, firewood, green manure and rat poison. In the Philippines, the extract obtained from its leaves is used to remove external parasites .Gliricidia sepium (kakawate) is also used for its medicinal and insect repellent properties. It is also a fast growing ruderal species that takes advantage of slash and burn practices in its native range.
Rats are some of the hated pest in the Philippines because they feed on their properties like clothes, shoes and more they can also cause diseases like Leptospirosis, Eosinophilic Meningitis, Murine Typhus and more. For this reason, the researchers developed a rodenticide out of Gliricidia sepium (kakawate) tree.
Objectives of the Study
The main purpose of this study is to formulate a potential solution to the focal problems, which are the destructive rats and the dependence on insecticides by developing a rodenticide out of G. Sepium (kakawate). The study purported to evaluate the Rodenticidal potential of Gliricidia sepium (kakawate). In the study reported herein, it sought to: 1. Test the Rodenticidal potential of
George Willard Gehan M. Siton IV
James Miyuki M. Sugimoto
Christian Gregg Rivera
Jason R. Galay
Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University
South La Union Campus
College of Education
Laboratory High School
Agoo, La Union
Research (Elective II)
Chapter I
INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study
Plants are living organisms that belongs to the kingdom of plantae. They include organism such as herbs, trees, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, green algae. The study of plants, known as botany, has identified about 350,000 species of plants. Green plants sometimes called viridiplantae, obtain most of their energy from sunlight and this process is called photosynthesis. Gliricidia sepium (kakawate) is a multipurpose legume tree that is used in many tropical and subtropical countries as a live fencing, fodder, coffee shade, firewood, green manure and rat poison. In the Philippines, the extract obtained from its leaves is used to remove external parasites .Gliricidia sepium (kakawate) is also used for its medicinal and insect repellent properties. It is also a fast growing ruderal species that takes advantage of slash and burn practices in its native range.
Rats are some of the hated pest in the Philippines because they feed on their properties like clothes, shoes and more they can also cause diseases like Leptospirosis, Eosinophilic Meningitis, Murine Typhus and more. For this reason, the researchers developed a rodenticide out of Gliricidia sepium (kakawate) tree.
Objectives of the Study
The main purpose of this study is to formulate a potential solution to the focal problems, which are the destructive rats and the dependence on insecticides by developing a rodenticide out of G. Sepium (kakawate). The study purported to evaluate the Rodenticidal potential of Gliricidia sepium (kakawate). In the study reported herein, it sought to: 1. Test the Rodenticidal potential of