In Vivo Antiphytoviral and Aphid Repellency Activity of Essential Oils and Hydrosols from <i>Mentha suaveolens</i> and <i>Foeniculum vulgare</i> to Control Zucchini Yellow Mosaic Virus and Its Vector <i>Aphis gossypii</i>
In recent years, natural compounds have gained attention in many fields due to their wide-range biological activity. In particular, essential oils and their associated hydrosols are being screened to control plant pests, exerting antiviral, antimycotic and antiparasitic actions. They are more quickl...
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| author | Anna Taglienti Livia Donati Immacolata Dragone Luca Ferretti Andrea Gentili Fabrizio Araniti Filippo Sapienza Roberta Astolfi Simona Fiorentino Valerio Vecchiarelli Claudia Papalini Rino Ragno Sabrina Bertin |
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| description | In recent years, natural compounds have gained attention in many fields due to their wide-range biological activity. In particular, essential oils and their associated hydrosols are being screened to control plant pests, exerting antiviral, antimycotic and antiparasitic actions. They are more quickly and cheaply produced and are generally considered safer for the environment and non-target organisms than conventional pesticides. In this study, we report the evaluation of the biological activity of two essential oils and their corresponding hydrosols obtained from <i>Mentha suaveolens</i> and <i>Foeniculum vulgare</i> in the control of zucchini yellow mosaic virus and its vector, <i>Aphis gossypii</i>, in <i>Cucurbita pepo</i> plants. The control of the virus was ascertained with treatments applied either concurrently with or after virus infection; choice tests were performed to verify repellency activity against the aphid vector. The results indicated that treatments could decrease virus titer as measured using real-time RT-PCR, while the experiments on the vector showed that the compounds effectively repelled aphids. The extracts were also chemically characterized using gas chromatography–mass spectrometry. <i>Mentha suaveolens</i> and <i>Foeniculum vulgare</i> hydrosol extracts mainly comprised fenchone and decanenitrile, respectively, while essential oils analysis returned a more complex composition, as expected. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a13b7baf5d694cbcb888fcee308207ae2023-11-17T08:23:49ZengMDPI AGPlants2223-77472023-02-01125107810.3390/plants12051078In Vivo Antiphytoviral and Aphid Repellency Activity of Essential Oils and Hydrosols from <i>Mentha suaveolens</i> and <i>Foeniculum vulgare</i> to Control Zucchini Yellow Mosaic Virus and Its Vector <i>Aphis gossypii</i>Anna Taglienti0Livia Donati1Immacolata Dragone2Luca Ferretti3Andrea Gentili4Fabrizio Araniti5Filippo Sapienza6Roberta Astolfi7Simona Fiorentino8Valerio Vecchiarelli9Claudia Papalini10Rino Ragno11Sabrina Bertin12Research Centre for Plant Protection and Certification, Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, 00156 Rome, ItalyResearch Centre for Plant Protection and Certification, Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, 00156 Rome, ItalyResearch Centre for Plant Protection and Certification, Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, 00156 Rome, ItalyResearch Centre for Plant Protection and Certification, Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, 00156 Rome, ItalyResearch Centre for Plant Protection and Certification, Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, 00156 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Agricultural and Environmental Science, University of Milan, 20122 Milan, ItalyRome Center for Molecular Design, Department of Drug Chemistry and Technology, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, ItalyRome Center for Molecular Design, Department of Drug Chemistry and Technology, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, ItalyCentro Appenninico del Terminillo “Carlo Jucci”, Perugia University, 02100 Rieti, ItalyCentro Appenninico del Terminillo “Carlo Jucci”, Perugia University, 02100 Rieti, ItalyARSIAL Regional Agency for the Development and Innovation of Agriculture of Lazio, 00162 Rome, ItalyRome Center for Molecular Design, Department of Drug Chemistry and Technology, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, ItalyResearch Centre for Plant Protection and Certification, Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, 00156 Rome, ItalyIn recent years, natural compounds have gained attention in many fields due to their wide-range biological activity. In particular, essential oils and their associated hydrosols are being screened to control plant pests, exerting antiviral, antimycotic and antiparasitic actions. They are more quickly and cheaply produced and are generally considered safer for the environment and non-target organisms than conventional pesticides. In this study, we report the evaluation of the biological activity of two essential oils and their corresponding hydrosols obtained from <i>Mentha suaveolens</i> and <i>Foeniculum vulgare</i> in the control of zucchini yellow mosaic virus and its vector, <i>Aphis gossypii</i>, in <i>Cucurbita pepo</i> plants. The control of the virus was ascertained with treatments applied either concurrently with or after virus infection; choice tests were performed to verify repellency activity against the aphid vector. The results indicated that treatments could decrease virus titer as measured using real-time RT-PCR, while the experiments on the vector showed that the compounds effectively repelled aphids. The extracts were also chemically characterized using gas chromatography–mass spectrometry. <i>Mentha suaveolens</i> and <i>Foeniculum vulgare</i> hydrosol extracts mainly comprised fenchone and decanenitrile, respectively, while essential oils analysis returned a more complex composition, as expected.https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/12/5/1078essential oilhydrosolplant virusaphid vectorantiphytoviralrepellency |
| spellingShingle | Anna Taglienti Livia Donati Immacolata Dragone Luca Ferretti Andrea Gentili Fabrizio Araniti Filippo Sapienza Roberta Astolfi Simona Fiorentino Valerio Vecchiarelli Claudia Papalini Rino Ragno Sabrina Bertin In Vivo Antiphytoviral and Aphid Repellency Activity of Essential Oils and Hydrosols from <i>Mentha suaveolens</i> and <i>Foeniculum vulgare</i> to Control Zucchini Yellow Mosaic Virus and Its Vector <i>Aphis gossypii</i> Plants essential oil hydrosol plant virus aphid vector antiphytoviral repellency |
| title | In Vivo Antiphytoviral and Aphid Repellency Activity of Essential Oils and Hydrosols from <i>Mentha suaveolens</i> and <i>Foeniculum vulgare</i> to Control Zucchini Yellow Mosaic Virus and Its Vector <i>Aphis gossypii</i> |
| title_full | In Vivo Antiphytoviral and Aphid Repellency Activity of Essential Oils and Hydrosols from <i>Mentha suaveolens</i> and <i>Foeniculum vulgare</i> to Control Zucchini Yellow Mosaic Virus and Its Vector <i>Aphis gossypii</i> |
| title_fullStr | In Vivo Antiphytoviral and Aphid Repellency Activity of Essential Oils and Hydrosols from <i>Mentha suaveolens</i> and <i>Foeniculum vulgare</i> to Control Zucchini Yellow Mosaic Virus and Its Vector <i>Aphis gossypii</i> |
| title_full_unstemmed | In Vivo Antiphytoviral and Aphid Repellency Activity of Essential Oils and Hydrosols from <i>Mentha suaveolens</i> and <i>Foeniculum vulgare</i> to Control Zucchini Yellow Mosaic Virus and Its Vector <i>Aphis gossypii</i> |
| title_short | In Vivo Antiphytoviral and Aphid Repellency Activity of Essential Oils and Hydrosols from <i>Mentha suaveolens</i> and <i>Foeniculum vulgare</i> to Control Zucchini Yellow Mosaic Virus and Its Vector <i>Aphis gossypii</i> |
| title_sort | in vivo antiphytoviral and aphid repellency activity of essential oils and hydrosols from i mentha suaveolens i and i foeniculum vulgare i to control zucchini yellow mosaic virus and its vector i aphis gossypii i |
| topic | essential oil hydrosol plant virus aphid vector antiphytoviral repellency |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/12/5/1078 |
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