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... This study aimed to find out the optimal formulation of essential oil-encapsulated lipid nanoemulsions (EO-LNs) by comparing antifungal activity against leaf spot disease caused by Alternaria alternata on tomato plants of 10 different EO-LNs, followed by their binary and ternary combinations. Firstly, 10 EO-LNs and their combined formulations were prepared and their in-vitro antifungal activity wa ...
... During present study, Fusarium brachygibbosum was isolated from the host plant Maytenus emarginata (Willd.) Ding Hou. and employed for biosynthesis of extracellular silver nanoparticles (AgNP). The size of the nanoparticles ranged from 15 to 60 nm. These silver nanoparticles were found to be effective against Fusarium oxysporum, Fusarium solani, Alternaria solani, Alternaria alternata, Botrytis ci ...
... Microalgae are considered a promising source of eco-friendly antifungal agents that can potentially reduce the usage of synthetic fungicides. Hence, properties of aqueous extracts from Nannochloropsis sp., Phaeodactylum tricornutum, Scenedesmus obliquus, Chlorella vulgaris and Spirulina sp. were investigated in vitro regarding their antagonistic activity towards the phytopathogenic fungi Sclerotiu ...
... AIMS: The objective of this study was to isolate multifunctional bacteriocin‐producing strains; to characterize the expressed bacteriocin for the control of Listeria monocytogenes and vancomycin‐resistant Enterococcus; to evaluate the safety of studied strains; and to explore their antifungal activity. METHODS AND RESULTS: Two Pediococcus strains were isolated from silage samples obtained from an ...
... Zizyphus spina-christi L. has antimicrobial properties because of the presence of biologically active compounds. Alternaria is an opportunistic pathogen that causes leaf spots, rots, and blights on a variety of plant parts. This study aimed to reduce the usage of synthetically derived fungicides. Identification of the bioactive components present in leaves and fruits methanolic extracts of Z. spin ...
... The current study intended to isolate, characterize and identify biocontrol bacteria possessing broad-spectrum antifungal activity from the phyllosphere of different crops including maize, wheat and potato and to assess their growth-promoting activity. In this study 14/113 biocontrol bacteria showed antifungal activity. Bacterial isolates M11 and M33 from maize out of 113 were re-selected on the b ...
... Traditional evaluation of chiral pesticides can lead to inaccurate results, as their enantiomers may show different properties. Penconazole, a chiral triazole fungicide with two enantiomers, is widely applied to protect against phytopathogens. In this study, its absolute configuration, bioactivity, ecotoxicity, and stereoselective degradation were investigated at the enantiomeric level in detail. ...
... The present study focuses on protection of emerging Alternaria leaf spot disease of chilli by application of chitosan nanoparticles (CNP). CNP was prepared by ionotropic gelation method and characterized. Antifungal potential of CNP was also checked against Alternaria alternata and its mechanisms were unraveled. Foliar application of CNP (0.001%) improved plant innate immunity in two chilli cultiv ...
... The spatial structures of chiral pesticide enantiomers can affect their activity, toxicity and behavior, thereby altering exposure risk. Identifying enantiomer differences and developing high-efficiency green enantiopure pesticide is an important strategy for reducing the negative effects of pesticides. In this study, after confirming the absolute configuration of pydiflumetofen enantiomers, fungi ...
... Inspired by the application of natural products against pathogenic fungi, two series of dehydroabietyl oxime ester derivatives were synthesized using rosin as a raw material. Based on the evaluation and screening of in vitro antifungal activities against Botrytis cinerea (B. cinerea), Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, Valsa mali, Rhizoctonia solani, Fusarium oxysporum, and Alternaria alternata, compound 4 ...
Felicia Menicucci; Eleonora Palagano; Marco Michelozzi; Gabriele Cencetti; Aida Raio; Alessia Bacchi; Paolo P. Mazzeo; Oana A. Cuzman; Alessandro Sidoti; Salvatore Guarino; Sara Basile; Ornella Riccobono; Ezio Peri; Francesco Vizza; Andrea Ienco
... Paper items from historical archives and libraries are frequently colonized by biodeteriogens, the management of which is a major concern. Essential oil Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) of thymol, carvacrol and eugenol, with high levels of antimicrobial and insect repellent activity, were stabilized within crystalline networks of β-cyclodextrins and phenazine-based cocrystals, as a new tool for t ...
... Natamycin was encapsulated in gliadin-casein nanoparticles (G-C NPs) to control black rot in cherry tomato against Alternaria alternata. The G-C NPs with a mean particle diameter of 211 ± 4 nm were prepared using an anti-solvent method. The composite NPs showed better stability against neutral pH, ion, and storage than gliadin NPs. The quenching of gliadin by natamycin was static with a constant o ...
Dennise A. Carrillo-Lomelí; Diana Jasso de Rodríguez; Víctor M. Moo-Huchin; Lorena Ramón-Canul; Raúl Rodríguez-García; Susana González-Morales; José A. Villarreal-Quintanilla; Fidel M. Peña-Ramos
... Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) fruit is one of the most popular vegetables worldwide, as it is widely consumed due to its many nutrients and antioxidants. Fusarium oxysporum and Alternaria alternata are two phytopathogenic fungi that attack tomato in the field and postharvest. To control them, synthetic chemical fungicides are used; however, the fungi develop resistance to them, and they can cau ...
... Several strains of the yeast Metschnikowia pulcherrima exhibit strong antagonistic activity against postharvest pathogens and may have broad biotechnological potential as biocontrol agents. However, the nature and interplay of the mechanisms contributing to this antifungal activity are still largely unknown. This study characterizes the antifungal compounds present in the exometabolome of two yeas ...
... Our previous study identified that Bacillus siamensis strain LZ88 has significant antagonistic activity against a variety of pathogenic fungi, especially against Alternaria alternata, which causes tobacco brown spot. In the present study, the non-volatile compounds and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) produced by LZ88 were identified and tested for their antifungal activities. The non-volatile co ...
... Attacks of necrotrophic and biotrophic fungi affect a large number of crops worldwide and are difficult to control with fungicides due to their genetic plasticity. Encapsulation technology is a good alternative for controlling fungal diseases. In this work, encapsulated samples of salicylic acid (SA) with silica (Si:SA) or chitosan (Ch:SA) at three different ratios were prepared by spray drying, a ...
... In recent years, the use of natural components such as essential oils has been introduced as a new way to control fungal infections. In this study, the effect of the essential oils of anise, chamomile, marjoram, black caraway, and thyme on inhibiting the growth of Alternaria alternata fungi in barberry under in vitro and in vivo conditions was tested, using a completely randomized design involving ...
... Investigation into the chemical diversity of Artemisia tournefortiana resulted in isolation of one novel compound named tournefortin A and two known artemetin and tournefortin B bioactive compounds. Tournefortin B is first time obtained from natural source. The structure of all the isolated compounds were elucidated by detailed 1D and 2D NMR including HSQC, HMBC, ¹H-¹HOSY and NOESY spectroscopic t ...
Youness El Abdali; Abdelkrim Agour; Aimad Allali; Mohammed Bourhia; Abdelfattah El Moussaoui; Noureddine Eloutassi; Ahmad Mohammed Salamatullah; Abdulhakeem Alzahrani; Lahcen Ouahmane; Mourad A. M. Aboul-Soud; John P. Giesy; Abdelhak Bouia
... Antioxidant, antifungal and insecticidal activities of essential oil (EO) extracted from the Moroccan lavender (Lavandula dentata) were investigated and their chemical constituents determined. Gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (GC-FID) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analyses (GC-MS) were used to examine the phytochemical composition of EO. Antioxidant potential was exami ...
... Melatonin (MT), as a putative pleiotropic signal molecule, could participate in inducing postharvest disease resistance and inhibiting postharvest pathogen infection in fruit. In this study, we investigate the mechanism of induced resistance by MT treatment against Alternaria rot of jujube. The results showed that 2 and 20 μmol/L MT did not have direct antimicrobial activity, 200 μmol/L MT had lit ...