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Buttachon S, Arikit S, Nuchchanart W, Puangmalee T, Duanchay T, Jampameung N, Sanguansub S. Geometric Morphometric Analysis and Molecular Identification of Coconut Mite, Aceria guerreronis Keifer (Acari: Eriophyidae) Collected from Thailand. INSECTS 2022; 13:insects13111022. [PMID: 36354847 PMCID: PMC9692404 DOI: 10.3390/insects13111022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2022] [Revised: 10/31/2022] [Accepted: 11/03/2022] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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One of the most impactful pests in several coconut production regions across the world is the coconut mite, Aceria guerreronis Keifer. Scholars can obtain some necessary biogeographic information about coconut mites from studies that explore the geographic patterns of morphological variations and molecular properties among coconut mite populations from various locales. To investigate the geographical origin, ancestral host associations, and colonization history of the mite in Thailand, we obtained DNA sequence data from two mitochondrial (16s and COI) and one nuclear region (ITS) from coconut mite samples originating from 25 populations; additionally, we analyzed the morphological variations in the prodorsal shield and the coxigenital and ventral regions of the mite idiosoma. From the results of experiments using both identification methods, we identified the mite as the coconut mite, A. guerreronis (Acari: Eriophyidae). According to the phylogenetic analysis results of the 25 mite samples, we classified the mites as being closely related to mites found by the authors of a previous report in India. We are the first to report the results of a geometric morphometric analysis and molecular identification of A. guerreronis in Thailand, and our findings support the idea that the mites' origin and invasion history are not well documented, which makes it difficult to apply quarantine procedures and search for biological pest control agents.
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- Suradet Buttachon
- Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture at Kamphaeng Saen, Kamphaeng Saen Campus, Kasetsart University, Nakhon Pathom 73140, Thailand
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- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture at Kamphaeng Saen, Kamphaeng Saen Campus, Kasetsart University, Nakhon Pathom 73140, Thailand
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- Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture at Kamphaeng Saen, Kasetsart University, Nakhon Pathom 73140, Thailand
- Center for Agricultural Biotechnology, Kamphaeng Saen Campus, Kasetsart University, Nakhon Pathom 73140, Thailand
- Center of Excellence on Agricultural Biotechnology, Office of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (AG-BIO/MHESI), Bangkok 10900, Thailand
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- Center for Agricultural Biotechnology, Kamphaeng Saen Campus, Kasetsart University, Nakhon Pathom 73140, Thailand
- Center of Excellence on Agricultural Biotechnology, Office of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (AG-BIO/MHESI), Bangkok 10900, Thailand
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- Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture at Kamphaeng Saen, Kamphaeng Saen Campus, Kasetsart University, Nakhon Pathom 73140, Thailand
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- Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture at Kamphaeng Saen, Kamphaeng Saen Campus, Kasetsart University, Nakhon Pathom 73140, Thailand
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- Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture at Kamphaeng Saen, Kamphaeng Saen Campus, Kasetsart University, Nakhon Pathom 73140, Thailand
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Ghasemzadeh S, Messelink GJ, Avila GA, Zhang Y. Sublethal impacts of essential plant oils on biochemical and ecological parameters of the predatory mite Amblyseius swirskii. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:923802. [PMID: 36186047 PMCID: PMC9523787 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.923802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2022] [Accepted: 08/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The generalist predatory mite Amblyseius swirskii is a widely used natural enemy of phytophagous pests. Due to the negative effects of conventional pesticides on non-target organisms, the development of selective natural and eco-friendly pesticides, such as essential plant oils, are useful pest control tools to use in synergy with biological control agents. Essential oils of Nepeta crispa, Satureja hortensis, and Anethum graveolens showed promising results to control Tetranychus urticae. Hence an experiment was carried out to evaluate the effects of these essential oils on the biochemical and demographic parameters of A. swirskii. A significant reduction of carbohydrate, lipid, and protein contents of oil-treated predatory mites was observed. However, essential oils of S. hortensis and A. graveolens had no effect on lipid reserves. The glutathione S-transferase activity of A. swirskii was influenced by A. graveolens oil treatment. In addition, the enzyme activity of the α-esterases was elevated by all treatments. The essential oils showed no effect on β-esterases activity compared to the control treatment. None of the concentrations of the different tested oils affected the population growth parameters of A. swirskii. However, a significant reduction was observed in oviposition time and total fecundity of predatory mites. A population projection predicted the efficacy of predatory mites will likely be decreased when expose to the essential oils; however, population growth in the S. hortensis treatment was faster than in the other two treatments not including the control. The results presented in this study may have critical implications for integrated pest management (IPM) programs. However, our observations show that using the tested essential plant oils requires some caution when considered as alternatives to synthetic pesticides, and in combination with A. swirskii. Semi-field and field studies are still required to evaluate the effects on T. urticae and A. swirskii of the essential oils tested in this study, before incorporating them into IPM strategies.
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- Somayyeh Ghasemzadeh
- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Business Unit Greenhouse Horticulture, Wageningen University & Research, Bleiswijk, Netherlands
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- The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited, Auckland Mail Centre, Auckland, New Zealand
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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Sazalee SNF, Ruslan NAAA, Nordin N, Azmi WA, Suk VRE, Misran M, Yong TS, Teik KK, Chia PW. Synthesis of N-acyl glycine surfactant from palm oil as green repellent and toxicant to termite (Microcerotermes diversus). AN ACAD BRAS CIENC 2022; 94:e20201601. [PMID: 35920484 DOI: 10.1590/0001-3765202220201601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2020] [Accepted: 09/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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This study described for the first time, the synthesis of a greener, safer, and more effective termiticide using a bio-based surfactant, N-acyl glycine derived from palm oil for the control of Microcerotermes diversus. Laboratory findings showed that the highest repellent activity was observed in N-acyl glycine surfactant (83.33%) at 50 ppm. In addition, N-acyl glycine surfactant also exhibited substantial time and concentration-dependent anti-termiticidal activity in which the highest termite mortality was observed after 3 days of exposure at 50 ppm of the surfactant (100%). Furthermore, 32.49 ppm concentration of N-acyl glycine surfactant (LC50 = 32.49 ppm) attained 50% of termite lethality. The current innovated termiticide with the use of N-acyl glycine surfactant offers a better efficacy, lower cost, and prevents the use of dangerous termiticides that are critical in creating a more sustainable environment, and controls Microcerotermes diversus at the same time.
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- Syamimi N F Sazalee
- Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Eco-Innovation Research Interest Group, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
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- Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Eco-Innovation Research Interest Group, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
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- Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Eco-Innovation Research Interest Group, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
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- Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Eco-Innovation Research Interest Group, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
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- Research & Development Centre, KL-Kepong Oleomas Sdn. Bhd., Lot 1 & 2, Solok Waja 3, Bukit Raja Industrial Estate, PO Box 83, 41710 Klang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Research & Development Centre, KL-Kepong Oleomas Sdn. Bhd., Lot 1 & 2, Solok Waja 3, Bukit Raja Industrial Estate, PO Box 83, 41710 Klang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Institute of Marine Biotechnology, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
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- Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Institute of Marine Biotechnology, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
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- Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Eco-Innovation Research Interest Group, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia.,Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Institute of Marine Biotechnology, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
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Qayyoum MA, Song ZW, Zhang BX, Li DS, Khan BS. Behavioral response of Panonychus citri (McGregor) (Acari: Tetranychidae) to synthetic chemicals and oils. PeerJ 2021; 9:e10899. [PMID: 33868798 PMCID: PMC8029669 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.10899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2020] [Accepted: 01/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Background Panonychus citri (McGregor) (Acari: Tetranychidae) population outbreaks after the citrus plantation's chemical application is a common observation. Dispersal behavior is an essential tool to understand the secondary outbreak of P. citri population. Therefore, in the current study, the dispersal activity of P. citri was observed on the leaf surfaces of Citrus reticulata (Rutaceae) treated with SYP-9625, abamectin, vegetable oil, and EnSpray 99. Method Mites were released on the first (apex) leaf of the plant (adaxial surface) and data were recorded after 24 h. The treated, untreated, and half-treated data were analyzed by combining the leaf surfaces (adaxial right, adaxial left, abaxial right, and abaxial left). All experiments were performed in open-air environmental conditions. Results The maximum number of mites was captured on the un-treated or half-treated surfaces due to chemicals repellency. Chemical bioassays of the free-choice test showed that all treatments significantly increased the mortality of P. citri depending on application method and concentration. A significant number of mites repelled away from treated surfaces and within treated surfaces except adaxial left and abaxial right surfaces at LC30. In the no-choice test, SYP-9625 gave maximum mortality and dispersal by oils than others. No significant differences were observed within the adaxial and abaxial except abaxial surface at LC30. Therefore, the presence of tested acaricides interferes with P. citri dispersal within leaf surfaces of plantations depending on the mites released point and a preferred site for feeding.
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- Muhammad Asif Qayyoum
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of High Technology for Plant Protection/Plant Protection Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou City, Guangdong, China.,Department of Plant Protection, Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan, Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab, Pakistan
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of High Technology for Plant Protection/Plant Protection Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou City, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of High Technology for Plant Protection/Plant Protection Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou City, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of High Technology for Plant Protection/Plant Protection Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou City, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Entomology, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan
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Toledo PFS, Ferreira TP, Bastos IMAS, Rezende SM, Viteri Jumbo LO, Didonet J, Andrade BS, Melo TS, Smagghe G, Oliveira EE, Aguiar RWS. Essential oil from Negramina (Siparuna guianensis) plants controls aphids without impairing survival and predatory abilities of non-target ladybeetles. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2019; 255:113153. [PMID: 31520906 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.113153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2019] [Revised: 08/03/2019] [Accepted: 08/30/2019] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Plant essential oils are regarded as interesting alternative tools to be integrated into the management of pest insects. However, as they generally consist of mixtures of numerous molecules, the physiological basis for their action is unresolved. Here, we evaluated the effects of essential oil of the Neotropical plant Siparuna guianensis Aubl., commonly known as Negramina, against an important pest insect: the green peach aphid Myzus persicae (Sulzer), and also in two non-target natural enemies: the ladybeetle predators Coleomegilla maculata (DeGeer) and Eriopis connexa (Germar). In addition, we conducted a computational docking analysis for predicting the physical interactions between the two Negramina essential oil major constituents: β-myrcene and 2-undocanone, and the transient receptor potential (TRP) channels as potential binding receptors in the aphid and ladybeetles. As the most important results, Negramina essential oil caused mortality in M. persicae aphids with an LC95 = 1.08 mg/cm2, and also significantly repelled the aphids at concentrations as low as 0.14 mg/cm2. Our computational docking analysis reinforced such selectivity actions as the Negramina essential oil major compounds (i.e., β-myrcene and 2-undocanone) bound to the TRP channels of M. persicae but not to ladybeetle-related TRP channels. Interestingly, the exposure to the Negramina essential oil did not affect the predatory abilities of C. maculata but increased the abilities of E. connexa to prey upon M. persicae. Collectively, our findings provided a physiological basis for the insecticidal and selectivity potential of Negramina essential oil, reinforcing its potential as a tool to be used in integrated pest control programs.
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- Pedro F S Toledo
- Departamento de Entomologia, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG 36570-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química Ambiental, Universidade Federal de Tocantins, Gurupi, TO 77413-070, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal de Tocantins, Gurupi, TO 77413-070, Brazil
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- Departamento de Entomologia, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG 36570-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Entomologia, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG 36570-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Agronomia, Universidade Federal de Tocantins, Gurupi, TO 77413-070, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia, Jequié, BA 45206-190, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia, Jequié, BA 45206-190, Brazil
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- Department of Plants and Crops, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, B-9000, Ghent, Belgium
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- Departamento de Entomologia, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG 36570-900, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal de Tocantins, Gurupi, TO 77413-070, Brazil
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Prolonged mosquitocidal activity of Siparuna guianensis essential oil encapsulated in chitosan nanoparticles. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2019; 13:e0007624. [PMID: 31398198 PMCID: PMC6703692 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2018] [Revised: 08/21/2019] [Accepted: 07/10/2019] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Background The use of synthetic insecticides is one of the most common strategies for controlling disease vectors such as mosquitos. However, their overuse can result in serious risks to human health, to the environment, as well as to the selection of insecticidal resistant insect strains. The development of efficient and eco-friendly insect control is urgent, and essential oils have been presented as potential alternatives to synthetic insecticides. Moreover, nanoencapsulation techniques can enhance their efficiency by protecting from degradation and providing a controlled release rate. Results We assessed the potential of chitosan nanoparticles in encapsulating Siparuna guianensis essential oil, and maintaining its efficiency and prolonging its activity for the control of Aedes aegypti larvae. The encapsulation was characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), with an encapsulation efficiency ranging from 84.8% to 88.0%. Toxicity studies have demonstrated efficacy against mosquito larvae over 50% for 19 days with 100% mortality during the first week. This persistent action is presumably due to the enhanced contact and slow and maintained release conferred by chitosan nanoparticles. Furthermore, the exposure of aquatic non-target organisms (e.g. embryos and small adult fishes) revealed adequate selectivity of these nanoparticles. Conclusions The encapsulation of S. guianensis essential oil in chitosan nanoparticles showed promising potential as a larvicide control alternative and should be considered within strategies for fighting Ae. aegypti. Numerous outbreaks of infectious diseases such as dengue, zika, and chikungunya in tropical countries have occurred where the mosquito Aedes aegypti is the transmitting vector. In Brazil, these infections are responsible for deaths and severe sequelae. Thus, many efforts have been made by governmental and research groups to control these outbreaks. However, complete success in this control has so far remained unachieved. Parallel to the need to develop new technologies that contribute to the control of insects that transmit diseases, there is a growing societal awareness regarding the risks associated with the use of synthetic insecticides, which has led to a search for natural alternatives such as essential oils from plants. Thus, our group conducted experiments to evaluate the application of nanotechnology in obtaining an efficient prolonged release system to combat Ae. aegypti larvae using the essential oil of a plant native to the Cerrado and Amazonian forests. These results demonstrate that using a simple and easily scalable encapsulation technique; it is possible to keep the low toxicity against non-target organism and prolong the activity of an essential oil in water and maintain larval mortality at a significant level for more than a week with a single application.
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Simón-Grao S, Nieves M, Martínez-Nicolás JJ, Alfosea-Simón M, Cámara-Zapata JM, Fernández-Zapata JC, García-Sánchez F. Arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis improves tolerance of Carrizo citrange to excess boron supply by reducing leaf B concentration and toxicity in the leaves and roots. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2019; 173:322-330. [PMID: 30784795 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2019.02.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2018] [Revised: 02/06/2019] [Accepted: 02/08/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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This study explores the possibility of using mycorrhization as a novel technique for diminishing the negative effects of boron (B) in the nutrient solution on seedlings of Carrizo citrange rootstock plants. For this, an experiment was planned for studying the physiological (gas exchange and chlorophyll fluorescence parameters), morphological (vegetative growth parameters), nutritional (organic solutes, carbohydrates) and oxidative stress responses of seedlings that were either mycorrhized (+AM, Rhizophagus irregularis; previously known as Glomus intraradices) or not mycorrhized (-AM), and irrigated with water containing different concentrations of B (0.5, 5 and 10 mg L-1). It was observed that an excess of B in the nutrient solution decreased the vegetative growth in both +AM and -AM plants, but this decrease was greater in -AM plants. Mycorrhized plants (+AM) under high B concentration accumulated less B in the leaves, and had a smaller reduction of net assimilation rate of CO2 and lower MDA concentration than non-mycorrhized plants. Thus, it can be concluded that mycorrhization increased the tolerance to high boron concentration in the irrigation water of citrange Carrizo seedlings by reducing both the B concentration in the plant tissue and the B toxicity in the physiological processes. The study of organic solutes and carbohydrates also pointed to a different response model between +AM and -AM plants that could be related to the different tolerance observed between these plants.
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- Silvia Simón-Grao
- Centro de Edafología y Biología Aplicada del Segura, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Murcia, Spain.
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- Escuela Politécnica Superior de Orihuela, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Orihuela, Spain
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- Centro de Edafología y Biología Aplicada del Segura, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Murcia, Spain
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- Centro de Edafología y Biología Aplicada del Segura, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Murcia, Spain
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Viteri Jumbo LO, Haddi K, Faroni LRD, Heleno FF, Pinto FG, Oliveira EE. Toxicity to, oviposition and population growth impairments of Callosobruchus maculatus exposed to clove and cinnamon essential oils. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0207618. [PMID: 30444910 PMCID: PMC6239305 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0207618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2018] [Accepted: 11/02/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The use of plant essential oils has been shown to efficiently control insect pests of stored beans, significantly reducing the threats associated with synthetic insecticides. Here, we evaluated the potential of applications of essential oils of clove, Syzygium aromaticum L., and cinnamon, Cinnamomum zeylanicum L., to control Callosobruchus maculatus, considered as one of the most cosmopolitan pests of stored beans. Using four combinations of couples (i.e., unexposed couples, exposed females, exposed males, and exposed couples), we also evaluated how sublethal exposure to these essential oils impacted C. maculatus oviposition. Bioassays results revealed that both essential oils exhibited insecticidal activities similar to the synthetic pyrethroid insecticide deltamethrin. Furthermore, oil dosage increments proportionately decreased the growth rate and reduced the losses in bean weight caused by cowpea weevils, and offspring emergence was almost abolished when parents were exposed to the LD20 of each essential oil. Finally, significant oviposition impairments were perceived only in couples where females were exposed (i.e., females exposed and exposed couples) to the LD20 of cinnamon and clove essential oils. Thus, by exhibiting similar insecticidal activities as synthetic insecticides and by significantly affecting the oviposition of sublethally exposed C. maculatus females, the cinnamon and clove essential oils represent valuable tools with potential of integration into the management of C. maculatus infestations.
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- Luis Oswaldo Viteri Jumbo
- Departamento de Entomologia, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, Brazil
- Embrapa Tabuleiros Costeiros, Aracaju, SE, Brazil
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- Departamento de Entomologia, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, Brazil
- * E-mail: (KH); (EEO)
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- Departamento de Engenharia Agrícola, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, Brazil
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- Departamento de Engenharia Agrícola, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Campus Rio Paranaíba, MG, Brazil
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- Departamento de Entomologia, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, Brazil
- * E-mail: (KH); (EEO)
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de Sena Filho JG, Barreto IC, Soares Filho AO, Nogueira PCL, Teodoro AV, Cruz da Silva AV, Xavier HS, Rabbani ARC, Spakowicz DJ, Duringer JM. Volatile Metabolomic Composition of Vitex Species: Chemodiversity Insights and Acaricidal Activity. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2017; 8:1931. [PMID: 29184560 PMCID: PMC5694497 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2017.01931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2017] [Accepted: 10/25/2017] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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The Vitex genus (Lamiaceae) produces a plethora of metabolites that include ecdysteroids and terpenoids, some of which have demonstrated insect repellent properties. The volatile composition of several members of this genus has not been chemically defined, as many taxa are endemic to remote ecosystems. In this study, leaves were collected from the northeast of Brazil from Vitex capitata, V. megapotamica, V. gardneriana, and V. rufescens plants and examined for their chemical profile via GC-MS/FID of essential oil extracts. The analyses showed a diversity of terpenoids. Of particular note were seven-member ring sesquiterpenes which were present in great abundance; a dendrogram showed clades separating by the production of bicyclogermacrene, aromadendrane and 5,10-cycloaromadendrane sesquiterpenoids for the four species. Comparison of volatile metabolite profiles to 13 other Vitex species showed strong similarities in the production of some monoterpenes, but varied by their production of larger terpenes, especially those with gem-dimethylcyclopropyl subunits on seven-member ring compounds. From this work, we suggest that the sesquiterpene skeleton with seven member rings is a good chemosystematic biomarker candidate for the Vitex genus. Separation using this biomarker was then validated using Inter-Simple Sequence Repeat profiling. Lastly, experiments examining the toxicity of these four oils against the coconut mite Aceria guerreronis showed that only the oil of V. gardneriana had strong acaricidal activity, with an LC50 of 0.85 mg/mL, thus demonstrating its potential for use as a natural pesticide.
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- José G. de Sena Filho
- Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária – EMBRAPA Tabuleiros Costeiros, Aracaju, Brazil
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- Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária – EMBRAPA Tabuleiros Costeiros, Aracaju, Brazil
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- Herbário HUESBVC, Departamento de Ciências Naturais, Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia, Conquista, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Pesquisa em Química Orgânica de Sergipe, Departamento de Química – CCET, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, São Cristóvão, Brazil
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- Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária – EMBRAPA Tabuleiros Costeiros, Aracaju, Brazil
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- Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária – EMBRAPA Tabuleiros Costeiros, Aracaju, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
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- Bahia Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology – IFBA, Porto Seguro, Brazil
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- Program in Comparative Biology and Bioinformatics, Yale University, New Haven, CT, United States
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- Department of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States
- *Correspondence: Jennifer M. Duringer,
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