RT journal article
T1 Natural Compounds That Modulate the Development of the Fungus Botrytis cinerea and Protect Solanum lycopersicum
A1 Rosero-Hernandez, Esteban D.
A1 Moraga Galindo, Javier
A1 González Collado, Isidro
A1 Echeverri, Fernando
A2 Química Orgánica
K1 Botrytis cinerea
K1 gray mold disease
K1 tomato
K1 control
K1 non-biocide
K1 natural products
K1 3-phenylpropanol
K1 1-phenylethanol
AB Botrytis cinerea is the causal agent of gray mold disease and is responsible for the loss ofmillions of dollars in crops in worldwide. Currently, this pathogen exhibits increasing resistanceto conventional fungicides; therefore, better control methods and novel compounds with a morespecific mechanism of action but without biocidal e ects, are required. In this work, several naturalcompounds to control B. cinerea were analyzed in vitro. Detected e ects were dependent on thestage of fungus development, and 3-phenyl-1-propanol displayed the most potent inhibition ofin vitro germination, germ tube development, and sporulation. However, it had lower protectionof leaves and postharvest fruit in plant infection. Isoeugenol and 1-phenylethanol exhibited lowerinhibition of in vitro germination and sporulation, but at the highest concentrations, they inhibitedgerm tube elongation. Although the lowest rates of foliage infection were recorded using isoeugenoland 3-phenyl-1-propanol, 1-phenylethanol significantly decreased the disease in postharvest tomatofruit, with an e cacy like Mancozeb, but at 18 times lower micromolar concentration. All compoundsresulted in high cell viability after spores were removed from the treatment solution exhibited highcell viability, suggesting a non-biocidal e ect. The diversity of in vitro and in-plant e ects seems toindicate a di erent mechanism of action.
PB MDPI
SN 2223-7747
YR 2019
FD 2019-05
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/21518
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/21518
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 12-nov-2026