Nematicidal Activity of Essential Oils on a Psychrophilic <i>Panagrolaimus</i> sp. (Nematoda: Panagrolaimidae)
Essential oils (EOs) have historically been used for centuries in folk medicine, and nowadays they seem to be a promising control strategy against wide spectra of pathogens, diseases, and parasites. Studies on free-living nematodes are scarce. The free-living microbivorous nematode <i>Panagrol...
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| author | Violeta Oro Slobodan Krnjajic Marijenka Tabakovic Jelena S. Stanojevic Snezana Ilic-Stojanovic |
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| description | Essential oils (EOs) have historically been used for centuries in folk medicine, and nowadays they seem to be a promising control strategy against wide spectra of pathogens, diseases, and parasites. Studies on free-living nematodes are scarce. The free-living microbivorous nematode <i>Panagrolaimus</i> sp. was chosen as the test organism. The nematode possesses extraordinary biological properties, such as resistance to extremely low temperatures and long-term survival under minimal metabolic activity. Fifty EOs from 22 plant families of gymnosperms and angiosperms were tested on <i>Panagrolaimus</i> sp. The aims of this study were to investigate the in vitro impact of EOs on the psychrophilic nematode <i>Panagrolaimus</i> sp. in a direct contact bioassay, to list the activity of EOs based on median lethal concentration (LC50), to determine the composition of the EOs with the best nematicidal activity, and to compare the activity of EOs on <i>Panagrolaimus</i> sp. versus plant parasitic nematodes. The results based on the LC50 values, calculated using Probit analysis, categorized the EOs into three categories: low, moderate and highly active. The members of the laurel family, i.e., <i>Cinnamomum cassia</i> and <i>C. burmannii</i>, exhibited the best nematicidal activity. Aldehydes were generally the major chemical components of the most active EOs and were the chemicals potentially responsible for the nematicidal activity. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2baccbdc7dac4e16be6b5796e605d2962023-11-20T21:37:52ZengMDPI AGPlants2223-77472020-11-01911158810.3390/plants9111588Nematicidal Activity of Essential Oils on a Psychrophilic <i>Panagrolaimus</i> sp. (Nematoda: Panagrolaimidae)Violeta Oro0Slobodan Krnjajic1Marijenka Tabakovic2Jelena S. Stanojevic3Snezana Ilic-Stojanovic4Department of Plant Diseases, Institute for Plant Protection and Environment, 11000 Belgrade, SerbiaInstitute for Multidisciplinary Research, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, SerbiaAgroecology and Cropping Practices Group, Maize Research Institute, 11000 Belgrade, SerbiaFaculty of Technology Leskovac, University of Nis, 16000 Leskovac, SerbiaFaculty of Technology Leskovac, University of Nis, 16000 Leskovac, SerbiaEssential oils (EOs) have historically been used for centuries in folk medicine, and nowadays they seem to be a promising control strategy against wide spectra of pathogens, diseases, and parasites. Studies on free-living nematodes are scarce. The free-living microbivorous nematode <i>Panagrolaimus</i> sp. was chosen as the test organism. The nematode possesses extraordinary biological properties, such as resistance to extremely low temperatures and long-term survival under minimal metabolic activity. Fifty EOs from 22 plant families of gymnosperms and angiosperms were tested on <i>Panagrolaimus</i> sp. The aims of this study were to investigate the in vitro impact of EOs on the psychrophilic nematode <i>Panagrolaimus</i> sp. in a direct contact bioassay, to list the activity of EOs based on median lethal concentration (LC50), to determine the composition of the EOs with the best nematicidal activity, and to compare the activity of EOs on <i>Panagrolaimus</i> sp. versus plant parasitic nematodes. The results based on the LC50 values, calculated using Probit analysis, categorized the EOs into three categories: low, moderate and highly active. The members of the laurel family, i.e., <i>Cinnamomum cassia</i> and <i>C. burmannii</i>, exhibited the best nematicidal activity. Aldehydes were generally the major chemical components of the most active EOs and were the chemicals potentially responsible for the nematicidal activity.https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/9/11/1588essential oils<i>Panagrolaimus</i> sp.LC50aldehydes |
| spellingShingle | Violeta Oro Slobodan Krnjajic Marijenka Tabakovic Jelena S. Stanojevic Snezana Ilic-Stojanovic Nematicidal Activity of Essential Oils on a Psychrophilic <i>Panagrolaimus</i> sp. (Nematoda: Panagrolaimidae) Plants essential oils <i>Panagrolaimus</i> sp. LC50 aldehydes |
| title | Nematicidal Activity of Essential Oils on a Psychrophilic <i>Panagrolaimus</i> sp. (Nematoda: Panagrolaimidae) |
| title_full | Nematicidal Activity of Essential Oils on a Psychrophilic <i>Panagrolaimus</i> sp. (Nematoda: Panagrolaimidae) |
| title_fullStr | Nematicidal Activity of Essential Oils on a Psychrophilic <i>Panagrolaimus</i> sp. (Nematoda: Panagrolaimidae) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nematicidal Activity of Essential Oils on a Psychrophilic <i>Panagrolaimus</i> sp. (Nematoda: Panagrolaimidae) |
| title_short | Nematicidal Activity of Essential Oils on a Psychrophilic <i>Panagrolaimus</i> sp. (Nematoda: Panagrolaimidae) |
| title_sort | nematicidal activity of essential oils on a psychrophilic i panagrolaimus i sp nematoda panagrolaimidae |
| topic | essential oils <i>Panagrolaimus</i> sp. LC50 aldehydes |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/9/11/1588 |
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