Produção Nacional
Evaluation of essential oils for preventive or curative management of melon gummy stem blight and plant toxicity
2017; Academic Journals; Volume: 11; Issue: 26 Linguagem: Inglês
10.5897/jmpr2017.6405
ISSN1996-0875
AutoresSunti Dalcin Mateus, Corrêa Café-Filho Adalberto, Renato Almeida Sarmento, Rodrigues do Nascimento Ildon, Pereira de Souza Ferreira Talita, Wagner de Sousa Aguiar Raimundo, Rodrigues dos Santos Gil,
Tópico(s)Plant tissue culture and regeneration
ResumoMelon cultivation is frequently heavily reliant on synthetic fungicides, including products used to control gummy stem blight caused by Stagonosporopsis cucurbitacearum. The essential oils used in controlling plant pathogens may offer an alternative to chemical pesticides. This study evaluated the effectiveness of essential oils to control the gummy stem blight in melon plants. In vitro tests were carried out using essential oils obtained from ripe noni fruit (Morinda citrifolia) and dehydrated leaves of the following plants: lemon grass (Cymbopogon citratus), citronella grass (Cymbopogon nardus), basil (Ocimum basilicum) and Mexican tea (Chenopodium ambrosioides) at different concentrations. A synthetic fungicide was used as control treatment. Results showed that the essential oils from noni and lemongrass had the highest effect on mycelial growth inhibition in S. cucurbitacearum. When applied on melon plants as a preventive measure, the essential oils from noni and lemongrass controlled gummy stem blight at the following concentrations: 0.03, 0.05, 0.1 and 0.3%. These results highlight the potential of essential oils to manage melon fungal diseases, which may result in reduction of pesticide application. Key words: Cucumis melo, Stagonosporopsis cucurbitacearum. Didymella bryoniae, alternative control, plant disease.
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