Waste papaya seeds turned out to be useful as a natural insecticide mosquito larvae. In fact, waste papaya seeds mixed with alum, besides being a killer mosquito larvae, can also purify water.
It was the result of two studies of high school students of National Unity Yogyakarta, ES and Yashinta Jelita Irna Devi, on Reuters, on the sidelines of follow Sagasitas Research Exhibiton, 2013, in GOR Amongrogo, Yogyakarta, Thursday (4/7).
Initially the 11 second grade students had the idea to make use of papaya seed powder to accelerate flowering tree roses. Because of the information he obtained seeds of papaya contain gibberellins (plant hormones Group one function triggering flowering - Red).
However, the day turned out to be a new tree papaya seed powder rose even death. '' So we immediately swerved in order to further research. From the information we got turned out papaya seeds also contain compounds that are toxic secondary metabolites,'' said Ms. Pretty.
It was the result of two studies of high school students of National Unity Yogyakarta, ES and Yashinta Jelita Irna Devi, on Reuters, on the sidelines of follow Sagasitas Research Exhibiton, 2013, in GOR Amongrogo, Yogyakarta, Thursday (4/7).
Initially the 11 second grade students had the idea to make use of papaya seed powder to accelerate flowering tree roses. Because of the information he obtained seeds of papaya contain gibberellins (plant hormones Group one function triggering flowering - Red).
However, the day turned out to be a new tree papaya seed powder rose even death. '' So we immediately swerved in order to further research. From the information we got turned out papaya seeds also contain compounds that are toxic secondary metabolites,'' said Ms. Pretty.
