Impact of Argemone mexicana L. on tomato plants infected with Phytophthora infestans
Background Fungal diseases can cause significant losses in the tomato crop. Phytophthora infestans causes the late blight disease, which considerably affects tomato production worldwide. Weed-based plant extracts are a promising ecological alternative for disease control. Methods In this study, we a...
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| author | Iridiam Hernández-Soto Yolanda González-García Antonio Juárez-Maldonado Alma Delia Hernández-Fuentes |
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| description | Background Fungal diseases can cause significant losses in the tomato crop. Phytophthora infestans causes the late blight disease, which considerably affects tomato production worldwide. Weed-based plant extracts are a promising ecological alternative for disease control. Methods In this study, we analyzed the plant extract of Argemone mexicana L. using chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis (GC-MS). We evaluated its impact on the severity of P. infestans, as well as its effect on the components of the antioxidant defense system in tomato plants. Results The extract from A. mexicana contains twelve compounds most have antifungal and biostimulant properties. The findings of the study indicate that applying the A. mexicana extract can reduce the severity of P. infestans, increase tomato fruit yield, enhance the levels of photosynthetic pigments, ascorbic acid, phenols, and flavonoids, as well as decrease the biosynthesis of H2O2, malondialdehyde (MDA), and superoxide anion in the leaves of plants infected with this pathogen. These results suggest that using the extract from A. mexicana could be a viable solution to control the disease caused by P. infestans in tomato crop. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d3bdd7975eb54857a07a8b65a76d071d2024-01-05T15:05:17ZengPeerJ Inc.PeerJ2167-83592024-01-0112e1666610.7717/peerj.16666Impact of Argemone mexicana L. on tomato plants infected with Phytophthora infestansIridiam Hernández-Soto0Yolanda González-García1Antonio Juárez-Maldonado2Alma Delia Hernández-Fuentes3Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Instituto de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Tulancingo de Bravo, Hidalgo, MexicoCentro de Investigación Regional Noreste, Campo Experimental Todos Santos, Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agrícolas y Pecuarias, Emiliano Zapata, La Paz, B.C.S, MexicoUniversidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro, Departamento de Botánica, Saltillo, Coahuila, MexicoUniversidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Instituto de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Tulancingo de Bravo, Hidalgo, MexicoBackground Fungal diseases can cause significant losses in the tomato crop. Phytophthora infestans causes the late blight disease, which considerably affects tomato production worldwide. Weed-based plant extracts are a promising ecological alternative for disease control. Methods In this study, we analyzed the plant extract of Argemone mexicana L. using chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis (GC-MS). We evaluated its impact on the severity of P. infestans, as well as its effect on the components of the antioxidant defense system in tomato plants. Results The extract from A. mexicana contains twelve compounds most have antifungal and biostimulant properties. The findings of the study indicate that applying the A. mexicana extract can reduce the severity of P. infestans, increase tomato fruit yield, enhance the levels of photosynthetic pigments, ascorbic acid, phenols, and flavonoids, as well as decrease the biosynthesis of H2O2, malondialdehyde (MDA), and superoxide anion in the leaves of plants infected with this pathogen. These results suggest that using the extract from A. mexicana could be a viable solution to control the disease caused by P. infestans in tomato crop.https://peerj.com/articles/16666.pdfAntioxidantsBiofungicideBiostimulantDefense compoundsBiotic stress |
| spellingShingle | Iridiam Hernández-Soto Yolanda González-García Antonio Juárez-Maldonado Alma Delia Hernández-Fuentes Impact of Argemone mexicana L. on tomato plants infected with Phytophthora infestans PeerJ Antioxidants Biofungicide Biostimulant Defense compounds Biotic stress |
| title | Impact of Argemone mexicana L. on tomato plants infected with Phytophthora infestans |
| title_full | Impact of Argemone mexicana L. on tomato plants infected with Phytophthora infestans |
| title_fullStr | Impact of Argemone mexicana L. on tomato plants infected with Phytophthora infestans |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact of Argemone mexicana L. on tomato plants infected with Phytophthora infestans |
| title_short | Impact of Argemone mexicana L. on tomato plants infected with Phytophthora infestans |
| title_sort | impact of argemone mexicana l on tomato plants infected with phytophthora infestans |
| topic | Antioxidants Biofungicide Biostimulant Defense compounds Biotic stress |
| url | https://peerj.com/articles/16666.pdf |
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