The dual benefit of plant essential oils against Tuta absoluta

Increasingly, plant essential oils (PEOs) are being shown as an alternative to synthetic chemicals to fight against pests and diseases. PEOs might have a direct effect by being toxic and repellent to pests and even attractive to natural enemies. In addition, several PEOs have recently been descri...

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Autores principales: Ben Abdallah, Saoussen, Riahi, Chaymaa, Vacas, Sandra, Navarro-Llopis, Vicente, Urbaneja, Alberto, Pérez-Hedo, Mertixell
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author Ben Abdallah, Saoussen
Riahi, Chaymaa
Vacas, Sandra
Navarro-Llopis, Vicente
Urbaneja, Alberto
Pérez-Hedo, Mertixell
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Riahi, Chaymaa
Urbaneja, Alberto
Vacas, Sandra
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Riahi, Chaymaa
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description Increasingly, plant essential oils (PEOs) are being shown as an alternative to synthetic chemicals to fight against pests and diseases. PEOs might have a direct effect by being toxic and repellent to pests and even attractive to natural enemies. In addition, several PEOs have recently been described as elicitors of plant defenses, which could indirectly affect pests and diseases. This work describes the effectiveness of five commercial PEOs (Achillea millefolium, Allium sativum, Rosmarinus officinallis, Tagetes minuta, and Thymus zygis) on controlling the South American tomato pinworm Tuta absoluta and the beneficial effect on the predator Nesidiocoris tenuis. Therefore, a Y-tube olfactometer was used to test the behavioral response of T. absoluta and N. tenuis to PEO-sprayed tomato plants and intact tomato plants. The PEOS of Achillea millefolium and A. sativum, when sprayed on tomato plants, were found to be significantly repellent to T. absoluta but attractive to N. tenuis; thus, these two PEOs were selected for further studies in a greenhouse experiment. The spray of tomato plants with either A. millefolium or A. sativum PEOs significantly reduced the number of T. absoluta eggs, larvae, and infested leaflets. Additionally, both PEO sprays did not affect the establishment and reproduction of the predator N. tenuis compared to the control. Interestingly, the spray of A. millefolium and A. sativum upregulated the expression of the defence genes related to abscisic acid (ABA), jasmonic acid (JA), and salicylic acid (SA) pathways. Plant defence activation triggered the release of herbivore-induced plant volatiles, mainly Z-3-hexen-1-ol, heptanal, 1-octanol, (Z)-3-hexenyl propanoate, nonanal, 2-nonenal and (Z)-3-hexenyl butyrate. Our results suggest that A. millefolium and A. sativum oils could play a significant role in T. absoluta management. The potential of these oils as elicitor agents in tomato crops is discussed.
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spelling ReDivia89192025-04-25T14:51:05Z The dual benefit of plant essential oils against Tuta absoluta Ben Abdallah, Saoussen Riahi, Chaymaa Vacas, Sandra Navarro-Llopis, Vicente Urbaneja, Alberto Pérez-Hedo, Mertixell Yarrow HIPVs H10 Pests of plants Garlic Solanum lycopersicum Plant defense reactions Increasingly, plant essential oils (PEOs) are being shown as an alternative to synthetic chemicals to fight against pests and diseases. PEOs might have a direct effect by being toxic and repellent to pests and even attractive to natural enemies. In addition, several PEOs have recently been described as elicitors of plant defenses, which could indirectly affect pests and diseases. This work describes the effectiveness of five commercial PEOs (Achillea millefolium, Allium sativum, Rosmarinus officinallis, Tagetes minuta, and Thymus zygis) on controlling the South American tomato pinworm Tuta absoluta and the beneficial effect on the predator Nesidiocoris tenuis. Therefore, a Y-tube olfactometer was used to test the behavioral response of T. absoluta and N. tenuis to PEO-sprayed tomato plants and intact tomato plants. The PEOS of Achillea millefolium and A. sativum, when sprayed on tomato plants, were found to be significantly repellent to T. absoluta but attractive to N. tenuis; thus, these two PEOs were selected for further studies in a greenhouse experiment. The spray of tomato plants with either A. millefolium or A. sativum PEOs significantly reduced the number of T. absoluta eggs, larvae, and infested leaflets. Additionally, both PEO sprays did not affect the establishment and reproduction of the predator N. tenuis compared to the control. Interestingly, the spray of A. millefolium and A. sativum upregulated the expression of the defence genes related to abscisic acid (ABA), jasmonic acid (JA), and salicylic acid (SA) pathways. Plant defence activation triggered the release of herbivore-induced plant volatiles, mainly Z-3-hexen-1-ol, heptanal, 1-octanol, (Z)-3-hexenyl propanoate, nonanal, 2-nonenal and (Z)-3-hexenyl butyrate. Our results suggest that A. millefolium and A. sativum oils could play a significant role in T. absoluta management. The potential of these oils as elicitor agents in tomato crops is discussed. 2024-05-29T11:09:50Z 2024-05-29T11:09:50Z 2023 conferenceObject Ben Abdallah, S.; Riahi C., Vacas, S., Navarro-Llopis, V. Urbaneja, A, Pérez-Hedo, M. (2023). The dual benefits of plant essential oils against Tuta absoluta. Bulletin OILB/WPRS, 167, 261-262. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/8919 en Bulletin IOBC-WPRS;167 2023-08-27 Integrated Control in Protected Crops Temperate and Mediterranean Climate Brest Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ openAccess electronico
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Riahi, Chaymaa
Vacas, Sandra
Navarro-Llopis, Vicente
Urbaneja, Alberto
Pérez-Hedo, Mertixell
The dual benefit of plant essential oils against Tuta absoluta
title The dual benefit of plant essential oils against Tuta absoluta
title_full The dual benefit of plant essential oils against Tuta absoluta
title_fullStr The dual benefit of plant essential oils against Tuta absoluta
title_full_unstemmed The dual benefit of plant essential oils against Tuta absoluta
title_short The dual benefit of plant essential oils against Tuta absoluta
title_sort dual benefit of plant essential oils against tuta absoluta
topic Yarrow
HIPVs
H10 Pests of plants
Garlic
Solanum lycopersicum
Plant defense reactions
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