Plant production | Management

Bioactive compounds of pepper rosmarin essential oil to control fusarium head blight in wheat

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Context

Fusarium head blight is a highly important wheat disease caused by the fungus Fusarium graminearum (teleomorph Gibberella zeae) because it reduces the quality and yield of wheat grain production.

About the asset

The antifungal activity of four essential oils was tested in the laboratory: Ocimum gratissimum (clove basil), Lippia sidoides (pepper rosmarin), Lippia alba (bushy matgrass) and Danthus caryophyllus L. (carnation), via agar disk diffusion test, against F. graminearum. The pepper-rosmarin oil was the one that caused the highest inhibition in vitro (64.28±9.68%), proving itself as a potential substitute for current synthetic chemical pesticides used to prevent the reduction of wheat grain quality and yield.
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Lab assays
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Characteristics in comparison with competitors available in the market
It is estimated that 90% of the chemicals applied to control fusarium head blight do not reach the target, causing problems to human health and the environment such as the contamination of water, soil and animals, or the reduction of populations of beneficial microorganisms.
The use of plant extracts that are efficient in pest and disease control, biodegradable, and with low impact on the environment is the innovative differential of the asset, which also has potential for use in organic agriculture due to such characteristics.
Impacts for the production sector and for society
Promising alternative to synthetic chemical products;
Natural, biodegradable product with low toxicity;
Potential for use in organic agriculture.

Partnership goals

  • Technical and/or Industrial Validation
  • Codevelopment (proof of concept to prototype)
What is expected from the partnership?
Codevelopment to validate results obtained in laboratory and development of a commercial product.
How will the technology be offered to the production sector?
As a solution, associated or not with other active ingredients, to control fusarium head blight.
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Embrapa Meio Ambiente

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