Correction for 'Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi enhance the copper tolerance of Tagetes patula through the sorption and barrier mechanisms of intraradical hyphae' by Xishi Zhou et al., Metallomics, 2017, DOI: .

The repelling of insect pests and attracting beneficial insects using non-host plants is an important component ‘push-pull’ strategy. Plants with insecticidal properties are locally abundant can be utilized to management pests. For this study, Lemon grass (Cymbopogon citratus L.) Marigold plant (Tagetes erecta were intercropped cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata as border reduce the popul...

The crude extracts and its fractions of the flower of Tagetes erecta Linn. were tested for insecticidal activity against a stored product insect pest, Tribolium castaneum (Herbst). The chloroform fraction showed highest toxicity against both the larvae and adults of Tribolium castaneum followed by 50 petroleum ether fraction and ethanol extract. The LC values of chloroform fraction against firs...

Medicinal plants have been of great importance to the health care needs of individuals and their communities. The use of herbal preparations made from medicinal plants is widespread in developing countries. This article discusses about the medicinal values of Tagetes erecta. The plant locally known as Genda Phul (marigold) belongs to the family Asteraceae. The plant Tagetes erecta has been show...

Two species of Acuaria were collected from passerine birds from the Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Acuaria mayori Lent, Freitas and Proenca, 1945, was collected from Myiarchus nuttingi. Specimens from Costa Rica differ from the original description by having a spicule ratio of 1:1.5-1.7 versus 1:1.43-1.47, as well as shorter spicules and female tails. Acuaria wangi n. sp. in Hylop...