Antifungal activity of four plant extracts against Botrytis cinerea

Redouan Qessaoui; Said Ennasser; Salahddine Chafiki; Abdelhadi Ajerrar; Mohamed Alouani; Naima Chabbi; Abdelmalek Mahroug; Abdelghani Tahiri; Rachid Bouharroud; Naima Ait Aabd

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Antifungal activity of four plant extracts against Botrytis cinerea

Authors:

Redouan Qessaoui | Said Ennasser | Salahddine Chafiki | Abdelhadi Ajerrar | Mohamed Alouani | Naima Chabbi | Abdelmalek Mahroug | Abdelghani Tahiri | Rachid Bouharroud | Naima Ait Aabd

Publisher:

INRA

Journal:

African and Mediterranean Agricultural Journal - Al Awamia Issue 140, pp.19-36

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

10/2023

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001843561

pISSN:

2658-9184

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Abstract:

 Botrytis cinerea, responsible for the gray mold disease of tomato, is one of the main problems in fruit exporting countries. Synthetic antifungals are used for their control. However, these products lead to serious damage to environment ant human. Furthermore, it has developed a resistance towards many of them. Therefore, the use of botanical biopesticides as natural alternatives that are friendly to the environment has increased in the last decade. The objective of the present study is the evaluation of the antifungal activity of extracts of four plants, Marrubium vulgare, Moringa oleifera, Psidium guajava and Casimiroa edulis against B. cinerea and the phytochemical characterization of these extracts. The extraction was carried out by maceration, decoction, and ultrasonic-assisted extraction. The high extraction yields of 18.91%, 31.05%, 33.01% and 24.67% were obtained respectively with maceration for M. vulgare, M. oleifera, P. guajava and C. edulis. Qualitative phytochemical tests revealed the presence of terpenoids in all extracts, while saponosides were present only in a few extracts. The highest contents of polyphenols were noted for P. guajava and C. edulis. Also, the highest flavonoid content was noted for C. edulis and M. oleifera. The evaluation of the activity of the studied extracts against the mycelial growth and the germination of the spores of B. cinerea showed that the extracts obtained by maceration and by ultrasonic-assisted extraction of P. guajava and C. edulis are the most efficient against the mycelial growth with an inhibition percentage of 100% for all the tested concentrations. Similarly, the maceration extract of M. vulgare allowed the total inhibition of the germination of the pathogen spores. Finally, the extracts of M. oleifera were the least effective against B. cinerea.

Article Details

Antifungal activity of four plant extracts against Botrytis cinerea

Authors:

Redouan Qessaoui | Said Ennasser | Salahddine Chafiki | Abdelhadi Ajerrar | Mohamed Alouani | Naima Chabbi | Abdelmalek Mahroug | Abdelghani Tahiri | Rachid Bouharroud | Naima Ait Aabd

Publisher:

INRA

Journal:

African and Mediterranean Agricultural Journal - Al Awamia Issue 140, pp.19-36

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

10/2023

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001843561

pISSN:

2658-9184

Tomate

Botrytis cinerea

Extraits de plantes

Activité antifongique

Tomato

Plant extracts

Antifungal activity

Issues

Article Details

Authors: Redouan Qessaoui | Said Ennasser | Salahddine Chafiki | Abdelhadi Ajerrar | Mohamed Alouani | Naima Chabbi | Abdelmalek Mahroug | Abdelghani Tahiri | Rachid Bouharroud | Naima Ait Aabd

Publisher: INRA

Journal: African and Mediterranean Agricultural Journal - Al Awamia Issue 140, pp.19-36

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 10/2023

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2001843561

pISSN: 2658-9184

Issues

Authors:

Redouan Qessaoui | Said Ennasser | Salahddine Chafiki | Abdelhadi Ajerrar | Mohamed Alouani | Naima Chabbi | Abdelmalek Mahroug | Abdelghani Tahiri | Rachid Bouharroud | Naima Ait Aabd

Publisher:

INRA

Journal:

African and Mediterranean Agricultural Journal - Al Awamia Issue 140, pp.19-36

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

10/2023

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001843561

pISSN:

2658-9184