Antifungal activity of essential oil from Asteriscus graveolens against postharvest phytopathogenic fungi in apples.
The essential oils of the aerial parts of Asteriscus graveolens have been studied using GC and GC-MS. Twenty-eight compounds were identified in the essential oil amounting to 94.9% of the total oil. The aerial part oils showed similar chromatographic profiles and were characterized by having a high content of oxygenated sesquiterpenes with 6-oxocyclonerolidol (66.7% +/- 5.5) and 6-hydroxycyclonerolidol (8.8% +/-1.2) as the major components. The antifungal effect of the essential oil from A. graveolens leaves was evaluated in vitro against three phytopathogenic fungi of apples (Alternaria sp., Penicillium expansum, and Rhizopus stolonifer). The results suggest that this essential oil has fungicidal properties towards Alternaria sp. from direct contact assay at 0.2% (v/v) and to P. expansum from vapor assay tests at 80 microL.
Laboratoire des Substances Naturelles & Synthèse et Dynamique Moléculaire, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Errachidia, Morocco.
Mohamed
M
Znini
Gregory
G
Cristofari
Lhou
L
Majidi
Hamid
H
Mazouz
Pierre
P
Tomi
Julien
J
Paolini
Jean
J
Costa
D000528:Alternaria / Q000187:drug effects; D019659:Asteraceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D005659:Fungicides, Industrial / Q000032:analysis*; D027845:Malus / Q000382:microbiology*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009018:Morocco; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000737:chemistry*; D010407:Penicillium / Q000187:drug effects; D012233:Rhizopus / Q000187:drug effects
D005659:Fungicides, Industrial; D009822:Oils, Volatile