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The root-lesion nematode, Pratylenchus goodeyi, is among the most economically damaging parasites of banana plants.
Nematode control can benefit from searching for novel bio-nematicides. The present study was carried out to assess the potential
nematicidal properties of two Solanum species (Solanum sisynibriífolíum and S. nigrum) against P. goodeyi, using dichloromethane,
acetone, ethanol and either cold or hot water extracts of the plants. Water extracts of both plants at a concentration of 10 mg ml" ' greatly
affected nematode movement and also caused mortality. The analysis of sequential extracts at the same experimental concentrations
showed that, although water extracts affect nematode mobility and mortality, the acetone extract from S. nigrum was the most efficient,
causing 100% mortality after 23 h exposure. The results showed that S. sísymbríífolíum and S. nigrum extracts contain chemical
components that induce morphological changes in the body structure of the root-lesion nematode, affect mobihty and cause mortality.
The nematostatic and nematicidal potential of the extracts described herein merit further studies to find novel bio-nematicides against
the root-lesion nematode.
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Banana plantation Musa acumínata Natural nematicide Plant extracts . Faculdade de Ciências Exatas e da Engenharia Faculdade de Ciências da Vida
Citation
Pestana, M., Rodrigues, M., Teixeira, L., Abrantes, I. D. O., Gouveia, M., & Cordeiro, N. (2014). In vitro evaluation of nematicidal properties of Solanum sisymbriifolium and S. nigrum extracts on Pratylenchus goodeyi. Nematology, 16(1), 41-51.
Publisher
Brill Academic Publishers