ARUM PALAESTINUM  EXTRACTS: A NATURAL SOLUTION FOR ROOT-KNOT  NEMATODE CONTROL

Samaher Ghaith; Michel Afram; Jamilah Borjac

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ARUM PALAESTINUM EXTRACTS: A NATURAL SOLUTION FOR ROOT-KNOT NEMATODE CONTROL

Authors:

Samaher Ghaith | Michel Afram | Jamilah Borjac

Publisher:

Beirut Arab University Press

Journal:

BAU Journal - Science and Technology Vol.6 Issue 2, pp.0-0

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2025

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001951579

pISSN:

2959-331X

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Abstract:

 Root-knot nematodes (RKNs), Meloidogyne spp., have a destructive effect on a wide range of the crops. Arum palaestinum is a wild plant in levant that has a lot of different phytochemicals. The aim of this study is to evaluate the nematicidal potential of A. palaestinum extracts against RKN. The nematicidal efficiency of three types of extracts (aqueous, ethanolic and chloroform) of leaves, flowers and rhizomes of A. palaestinum on second stage juveniles (J2s) and hatching egg rate (RHI) of RKNs were evaluated in vitro using 6 concentrations of each extract (50mg/mL, 37.5mg/mL, 25mg/mL, 12.5mg/mL, 5mg/mL and 2.5mg/mL) and compared to water and dimethyl sulfoxide (4% DMSO) used as negative controls. In general, the aqueous and ethanolic extracts of leaves, flowers, and rhizomes of A. palaestinum had the highest mortality and the hatching inhibition rates followed by the chloroform extracts. Furthermore, the LC50 values determined ranged between 20.76 and 22.31 mg/mL for aqueous extracts, between 21.28 and 21.72mg/mL for ethanolic extracts and between 32.55 to 33.92 mg/mL for chloroform extracts. In the greenhouse experiment, A. palaestinum extracts were added in pots of tomato plants to test the effect of the extracts on the RKN, all extracts significantly reduced RKNs infestation and gall index of M. incognita. The present study revealed the effectiveness of all tested A. palaestinum extracts to root knot nematodes without the surplus of any chemical.

Article Details

ARUM PALAESTINUM EXTRACTS: A NATURAL SOLUTION FOR ROOT-KNOT NEMATODE CONTROL

Authors:

Samaher Ghaith | Michel Afram | Jamilah Borjac

Publisher:

Beirut Arab University Press

Journal:

BAU Journal - Science and Technology Vol.6 Issue 2, pp.0-0

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2025

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001951579

pISSN:

2959-331X

Arum palaestinum

Root knot nematodes (RKN)

Meloidogyne spp.

Juveniles (J2s)

nematicidal activity

egg hatching

gall index

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Article Details

Authors: Samaher Ghaith | Michel Afram | Jamilah Borjac

Publisher: Beirut Arab University Press

Journal: BAU Journal - Science and Technology Vol.6 Issue 2, pp.0-0

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 6/2025

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2001951579

pISSN: 2959-331X

Issues

Authors:

Samaher Ghaith | Michel Afram | Jamilah Borjac

Publisher:

Beirut Arab University Press

Journal:

BAU Journal - Science and Technology Vol.6 Issue 2, pp.0-0

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2025

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001951579

pISSN:

2959-331X