El recubrimiento de semillas con aceites esenciales e hidrolatos de Lippia graveolens mejora la bio-protección contra Bemisia tabaci

Laura Catalina Soto-Armenta; Luis Filipe da Conceicao dos Santos; Esaú Ruiz-Sánchez; Ángel Herrera- Gorocica; Nora Salas-Salazar; Maria Antonia Flores-Cordova

doi:10.18633/biotecnia.v27.2595

Authors

Laura Catalina Soto-Armenta Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua, Facultad de Ciencias Agrotecnológicas, Av. Universidad S/N Campus 1, 31310 Chihuahua, México
Luis Filipe da Conceicao dos Santos Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán
Esaú Ruiz-Sánchez Tecnológico Nacional de México, Instituto Tecnológico de Conkal, Avenida Tecnológico s/n, 97345 Conkal, Yucatán, México https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0245-3305
Ángel Herrera- Gorocica Tecnológico Nacional de México, Instituto Tecnológico de Conkal, Avenida Tecnológico s/n, 97345 Conkal, Yucatán, México https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8189-1260
Nora Salas-Salazar Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua, Facultad de Ciencias Agrotecnológicas, Av. Universidad S/N Campus 1, 31310 Chihuahua, México https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8002-4878
Maria Antonia Flores-Cordova Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua, Facultad de Ciencias Agrotecnológicas, Av. Universidad S/N Campus 1, 31310 Chihuahua, México https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9654-8067

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18633/biotecnia.v27.2595

Keywords:

mexican oregano, whitefly, oviposition deterrence, phenol content, plant defense inducers

Abstract

Plant essential oils (EOs) are gaining interest as biopesticides for crop protection. In this study, we evaluate the effect of seed coating with essential oils and hydrosols from Lippia graveolens as a bio-protection strategy against Bemisia tabaci in eggplant seedlings, focusing on adult repellency and oviposition deterrence of whiteflies. In addition, the total phenol content of eggplant seedlings was determined. The hydrosols demonstrated adult repellency, while the essential oils and hydrosols exhibited oviposition deterrence. Additionally, both essential oils and hydrosols significantly increased the phenol content in eggplant seedlings. The essential oils and hydrosols from Mexican oregano induced the plant's defense system, increasing the phenolic content and improving oviposition deterrence. Coating seeds with essential oils and hydrosols presents new possibilities for developing EO-based biopesticides. However, further research is required to understand the plant's specific response to the composition of essential oils and biotic stress.

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