Elsinoë annonae is a fungal pathogen that causes fruit scab disease in the edible-oil (tea oil) plant (Camellia oleifera Abel). The absence of genome resources for this fungus hampers functional genetic studies of the pathogenesis mechanism of E. annonae. This study reports the genome assembly of ...
Author(s)
Bao JianDong; Su JiYu; Wang YinPing; Liang XinYu; Yu Hao; Zhu XueMing; Li Lin; Hu HongLi
Publisher
American Phytopathological Society (APS Press), St. Paul, USA
Citation
Plant Disease, 2023, 107, 10, pp 3264-3268
This study aimed to explore the preservation technology suitable for custard apples storage. The fruits were gradient soaked for 1 min in three different coating materials: pullulan polysaccharides of 10, 20, 30 g/L, chitosan of 5, 10, 15 g/L, and chitosan sulfate of 5, 10, 20 g/L. The fruits...
Author(s)
Lin XiaoLing; Huang YongPing; Huang YiSheng; Nie Ying
Publisher
National Engineering Technology Research Center for Preservation of Agricultural Products, Tianjin, China
Citation
Storage and Process, 2023, 23, 8, pp 21-28
The Green lacewing, Apertochrysa astur also known as "aphid lion" is an efficient predator of various soft bodied insect pests. A laboratory experiment was conducted in Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu to observe the preference of A. Astur on their oviposition behaviour....
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Nelson, S. J.; Remoniya, X.
Publisher
Indian Society for Plantation Crops, Kasaragod, India
Citation
Journal of Plantation Crops, 2023, 51, 1, pp 37-43
Fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) (Lepidoptera Noctuidae), is one of the serious global pests that causes high economic losses in crop production, mainly in maize plants. As natural plant products are becoming more and more interested in protecting agricultural crops today, the aim ...
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Khin Nyein Chan; Aye Aye Khaing; Aye Phyoe; Mya Thida; Wah Wah Myo; Aye Thandar Soe; Kay Khaing Kyaw
Publisher
Department of Agricultural Sciences, Bologna, Italy
Citation
Bulletin of Insectology, 2023, 76, 2, pp 189-196
The pollination syndrome of the African custard apple (Annona senegalensis Pers.; Annonaceae) was investigated to gain insights into the reproductive strategy of this multipurpose wild shrub. Flower visitors were collected and frequently surveyed in the morning on 30 flowers of 30 plants per site,...
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Dao, Z. A.; Romba, R.; Jaloux, B.; Haran, J.; Ouédraogo, A.; Gnankiné, O.
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG, Cham, Switzerland
Citation
International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 2023, 43, 5, pp 1411-1419
Purpose: Different maturity stages and extraction methods of soursop fruit could affect the antioxidant activity of the fruit. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the antioxidant activity and phenolic content of soursop at four different maturity stages namely, Immature Stage (IM),...
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Wijerama, H. J. K. S. S.; Shanika, M. K. A.; Wedamulla, N. E.; Wijesinghe, W. A. J. P.
Publisher
Sabaragamuwa University, Belihuloya, Sri Lanka
Citation
Journal of Agricultural Sciences (Sri Lanka), 2023, 18, 3, pp 424-431
Pharmacological and nutritional benefits of plant leaf extracts can be harnessed to address the problem of poor chick quality, performance and high mortality, which affect both hatchery and farm managers. This study sought to evaluate the in ovo effect of Soursop leaf extract (SLE) on the hatching...
Author(s)
Kuka, T. T.; Bakoma, B.; Kuka, F. C.; Adjei-Mensah, B.
Publisher
Elsevier, Oxford, UK
Citation
Veterinary and Animal Science, 2023, 21,
Annona muricata (soursop) has a long history of ethnomedicinal properties, which is associated with essential oils present in the plant. The bioactive compounds in the oils from the leaf and fruit of Nigerian variations of the plant are thus provided in this study. GC-MS was used to analyse and...
Author(s)
Osibote, E. A.; Olajide, O. T.
Publisher
Faculty of Science, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
Citation
Ife Journal of Science, 2023, 25, 1, pp 87-93
In June 2022, leaf spots symptoms were observed on 50 soursop plants (Annona muricata) in a commercial nursery located in Juan José Ríos, Ahome, Sinaloa State, Mexico. The incidence of the disease was 75%, while the severity was 12%. Symptoms were round, small, black, necrotic spots that grew up to ...
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Beltrán-Peña, H.; Márquez-Licona, G.; García-León, E.; Aguilar-Pérez, V. H.; Solano-Báez, A. R.
Publisher
American Phytopathological Society (APS Press), St. Paul, USA
Citation
Plant Disease, 2023, 107, 9, pp 2866-2866
The current study was undertaken to estimate the proximate and micronutrient analysisof the leaf powders of Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers., Annona squamosa Linn., Moringa oleifera Lam., Ocimum tenuiflorum Linn. and Terminalia catappa Linn. Determination of biochemical contents was performed by...
Author(s)
Pawaskar, S. M.; Shah, H.
Publisher
Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology, Raipur, India
Citation
Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology, 2023, 16, 8, pp 3680-3684