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Ｍａｒｉｇｏｌｄ （Ｔａｇｅｔｅｓ ｅｒｅｃｔａ Ｌ．） Ｆｌｏｗｅｒ Ｉｎｆｕｓｉｏｎ ａｓ ａ Ｎａｔｕｒａｌ Ｐｅｓｔｉｃｉｄｅ ｆｏ Category

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Ｓｈａｎｄｅｌｌ Ｂ． Ｂａｎｇｃａｒａｎ， Ｋｅｙｃｅ Ｐ． Ａｂｉａｄ， Ｊｕｌｉｅ Ａｎｎ Ｇ． Ｇａｒａ Animal Sciences o

Behavioral and Social Sciences o
Ｂｕｒａｕｅｎ Ｃｏｍｐｒｅｈｅｎｓｉｖｅ Ｎａｔｉｏｎａｌ Ｈｉｇｈ Ｓｃｈｏｏｌ， Ｂｕｒａｕｅｎ， Ｌｅｙｔｅ Biochemistry o
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Biomedical and Health Sciences o

Ｔｈｉｓ ｒｅｓｅａｒｃｈ ｅｘｐｌｏｒｅｓ ｔｈｅ ｅｆｆｉｃａｃｙ ｏｆ Ｍａｒｉｇｏｌｄ （Ｔａｇｅｔｅｓ ｅｒｅｃｔａ Ｌ．） ｆｌｏｗｅｒ ｉｎｆｕｓｉｏｎ ａｓ ａ ｎａｔｕｒａｌ ｐｅｓｔｉｃｉｄ Biomedical Engineering o
ｅ ｆｏｒ ｍａｎａｇｉｎｇ ｃａｂｂａｇｅ ｌｏｏｐｅｒｓ ｉｎ Ｃｈｉｎｅｓｅ ｃａｂｂａｇｅ． Ｔｈｅ ｓｔｕｄｙ ｉｎｖｅｓｔｉｇａｔｅｓ ｔｗｏ ｅｘｔｒａｃｔｉｏｎ ｍｅｔｈｏｄｓ， ａｑｕｅｏｕｓ Cellular & Molecular Biology o
ａｎｄ ｍｅｔｈａｎｏｌ， ａｎｄ ｃｏｍｐａｒｅｓ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｐｅｒｆｏｒｍａｎｃｅ ｔｏ ａ ｃｏｍｍｅｒｃｉａｌｉｚｅｄ ｐｅｓｔｉｃｉｄｅ （Ｒｅｓｂａｋ ８５ＷＰ）． Ｔｈｅ ｒｅｓｅａｒｃｈ ｅ Chemistry o
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ｍｐｌｏｙｓ ａ ｓｅｌｆ－ｍａｄｅ ｒｅｓｅａｒｃｈ ｉｎｓｔｒｕｍｅｎｔ， ｕｔｉｌｉｚｉｎｇ ｔａｂｌｅｓ ｆｏｒ ｓｙｓｔｅｍａｔｉｃ ｄａｔａ ｃｏｌｌｅｃｔｉｏｎ， ｆｏｃｕｓｉｎｇ ｏｎ ｔｈｅ Computational Biology and o
ｐｏｐｕｌａｔｉｏｎ ｏｆ ｃａｂｂａｇｅ ｌｏｏｐｅｒｓ ｂｅｆｏｒｅ ａｎｄ ａｆｔｅｒ ｔｒｅａｔｍｅｎｔ． Ａ ｓｉｍｐｌｅ ｒａｎｄｏｍ ｔｅｃｈｎｉｑｕｅ ｓｅｌｅｃｔｓ ３０ Ｃｈｉｎｅｓｅ ｃａ Bioinformatics
ｂｂａｇｅ ｓａｍｐｌｅｓ， ｄｉｖｉｄｅｄ ｉｎｔｏ ｔｈｒｅｅ ｇｒｏｕｐｓ ｏｆ １０ ｅａｃｈ ｆｏｒ ｔｈｅ ｔｒｅａｔｍｅｎｔｓ： ａｑｕｅｏｕｓ ｅｘｔｒａｃｔｉｏｎ， ｍｅｔｈａｎｏｌ ｅｘｔｒ Earth & Environmental Sciences o
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ａｃｔｉｏｎ， ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｃｏｎｔｒｏｌｌｅｄ ｇｒｏｕｐ． Ｔｈｅ ｏｂｓｅｒｖａｔｉｏｎ ｐｅｒｉｏｄ ｓｐａｎｓ ｔｈｒｅｅ ｗｅｅｋｓ， ａｎｄ ｆｒｅｑｕｅｎｃｙ （ｆ） ｉｓ ｕｓｅｄ ａｓ Embedded Systems o
ｔｈｅ ｍｏｎｉｔｏｒｉｎｇ ｕｎｉｔ．
Energy: Sustainable Materials o
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Ｄｅｓｃｒｉｐｔｉｖｅ ｓｔａｔｉｓｔｉｃｓ， ｓｕｃｈ ａｓ ｍｅａｎ ａｎｄ ｖａｒｉａｎｃｅ， ａｒｅ ｅｍｐｌｏｙｅｄ ｆｏｒ ｄａｔａ ｉｎｔｅｒｐｒｅｔａｔｉｏｎ， ａｌｏｎｇｓｉｄｅ ｉｎｆｅｒｅ and Design
ｎｔｉａｌ ｓｔａｔｉｓｔｉｃｓ ｕｓｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ ｔ－ｓｔａｔｉｓｔｉｃ． Ｔｈｅ ｒｅｓｕｌｔｓ ｉｎｄｉｃａｔｅ ｔｈａｔ ｂｏｔｈ ｔｒｅａｔｍｅｎｔ ｇｒｏｕｐｓ ｄｏ ｎｏｔ ｓｉｇｎｉｆｉｃａｎ Engineering Technology: Statics o
ｔｌｙ ｄｉｆｆｅｒ ｆｒｏｍ ｔｈｅ ｃｏｎｔｒｏｌｌｅｄ ｇｒｏｕｐ， ｓｕｇｇｅｓｔｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ ｅｆｆｅｃｔｉｖｅｎｅｓｓ ｏｆ Ｍａｒｉｇｏｌｄ ｆｌｏｗｅｒ ｉｎｆｕｓｉｏｎ ａｇａｉｎｓｔ ｃａ and Dynamics
ｂｂａｇｅ ｌｏｏｐｅｒｓ． Ｔｈｅ ｃｏｎｃｅｐｔｕａｌ ｆｒａｍｅｗｏｒｋ ｈｉｇｈｌｉｇｈｔｓ ｔｈｅ ｉｎｔｅｒｃｏｎｎｅｃｔｅｄ ｖａｒｉａｂｌｅｓ， ｅｍｐｈａｓｉｚｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ ｉｎｆｕｓｉｏｎ Environmental Engineering o
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＇ｓ ｐｒｅｃｉｓｉｏｎ， ｍｅｄｉａｔｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ ｉｍｐａｃｔ ｏｎ ｔｈｅ ｌｏｏｐｅｒｓ＇ ｐｏｐｕｌａｔｉｏｎ． Ｔｈｅ ｓｔｕｄｙ ｃｏｎｃｌｕｄｅｓ ｔｈａｔ Ｍａｒｉｇｏｌｄ ｆｌｏｗｅｒ ｉ Materials Science o
ｎｆｕｓｉｏｎ， ｐａｒｔｉｃｕｌａｒｌｙ ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ ｔｈｅ ａｑｕｅｏｕｓ ａｎｄ ｍｅｔｈａｎｏｌ ｅｘｔｒａｃｔｉｏｎ ｍｅｔｈｏｄｓ， ｄｅｍｏｎｓｔｒａｔｅｓ ｐｒｏｍｉｓｅ ａｓ ａｎ ｅｎｖ Mathematics o
ｉｒｏｎｍｅｎｔａｌｌｙ ｆｒｉｅｎｄｌｙ ａｌｔｅｒｎａｔｉｖｅ ｆｏｒ ｐｅｓｔ ｍａｎａｇｅｍｅｎｔ ｉｎ Ｃｈｉｎｅｓｅ ｃａｂｂａｇｅ ｃｕｌｔｉｖａｔｉｏｎ． Ｔｈｅ ｒｅｃｏｍｍｅｎｄａｔｉｏｎｓ
Microbiology o
ｕｎｄｅｒｓｃｏｒｅ ｔｈｅ ｐｏｔｅｎｔｉａｌ ａｄｏｐｔｉｏｎ ｏｆ Ｍａｒｉｇｏｌｄ ｆｌｏｗｅｒ ｉｎｆｕｓｉｏｎ ｉｎ ａｇｒｉｃｕｌｔｕｒｅ， ｐｒｏｍｏｔｉｎｇ ｓｕｓｔａｉｎａｂｉｌｉｔｙ ａ
ｎｄ ｆｕｒｔｈｅｒ ｅｘｐｌｏｒａｔｉｏｎ ｏｆ ｉｔｓ ａｐｐｌｉｃａｔｉｏｎｓ ａｃｒｏｓｓ ｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｔ ｃｒｏｐｓ． Ｔｈｉｓ ｒｅｓｅａｒｃｈ ｃｏｎｔｒｉｂｕｔｅｓ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｅｖｏｌｖ Physics and Astronomy o
ｉｎｇ ｌａｎｄｓｃａｐｅ ｏｆ ｏｒｇａｎｉｃ ｐｅｓｔ ｃｏｎｔｒｏｌ， ａｄｖｏｃａｔｉｎｇ ｆｏｒ ａ ｈｏｌｉｓｔｉｃ ａｎｄ ｅｃｏ－ｆｒｉｅｎｄｌｙ ａｐｐｒｏａｃｈ ｉｎ ｃｒｏｐ ｐｒｏｔｅｃ Plant Sciences o
ｔｉｏｎ． Robotics & Intelligent Machines o
Systems Software o
Technology Enhances the Arts o
Translational Medical Science o

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