Screening of plant-derived antifungal substances useful for the control of seedborne pathogens |
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| Authors: | Catello Pane Domenica Villecco Graziana Roscigno Enrica De Falco Massimo Zaccardelli |
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| Institution: | 1. Consiglio per la Ricerca e la Sperimentazione in Agricoltura – Centro di Ricerca per l’Orticoltura , Pontecagnano , Italy catello.pane@entecra.it;3. Consiglio per la Ricerca e la Sperimentazione in Agricoltura – Centro di Ricerca per l’Orticoltura , Pontecagnano , Italy;4. Dipartimento di Farmacia , Università degli Studi di Salerno , Fisciano , Italy |
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| Abstract: | The effect of plant essential oils, Solanum chilense and Aster sedifolius raw saponins, plant-derived colourants and Brassica carinata glucosinolate-containing tissues, for the control of seedborne fungi Alternaria dauci, Alternaria radicina, Colletotrichum lindemuthianum and Ascochyta rabiei, was evaluated. In vitro assays indicated that oregano essential oil, bark chestnut-derived colourant and B. carinata meals, showed a large spectrum of activity against all pathogens. S. chilense raw saponins were effective against A. dauci and A. radicina, while those from A. sedifolius also inhibited significantly C. lindemuthianum. Screening showed the antifungal potential of natural compounds. |
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| Keywords: | dyeing plants essential oils glucosinolates saponins smart agriculture |
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