Publications by authors named "Zakya M'hamdi"
In order to search for new chemotypes and to carry out a comparative study with the literature, the current study investigated the chemical composition of the essential oil of the flowers of (L.) ssp. using gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (GC-MS).
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- The study investigated the antioxidant and insecticidal properties of essential oil and extracts from plants grown in Morocco, focusing on their effects against rice weevils.
- Various assays measured antioxidant potential, showing the ethanolic extract was the most effective, while the essential oil and aqueous extract displayed weaker activities.
- For insecticidal activity, the essential oil demonstrated the highest effectiveness, achieving complete mortality of rice weevils, compared to the aqueous and ethanolic extracts over a few days.