The antifungal activity that allicin and diallyl trisulfide, which are the volatile compounds emitted by a garlic extract, exerted on conidia germination of B. cinerea may be considered as an alternative for the control of gray mold in table grapes after harvest.
A B S T R A C TViticulture is one of the most important economic activities in the Northwest of Mexico. A major obstacle for the economic production is the insufficient period of chilling temperatures. This problem leads to poor budbreak, which in turn results in reduced yields. This problem is aggravated when plants are cultivated using the organic farming system, mostly because there are not organically approved restbreaking agents. In this work different products derived from garlic (Allium sativum L.) were obtained and evaluated as stimulate budbreak agent of table grape (Vitis vinifera L.) cvs. Flame Seedless and Perlette. The isolated compounds were chemically identified and include allicin, diallyl disulfide, diallyl trisulfide, 3-vynil-[4H]-1.2-ditiin and 2-vynil-[3H]-1.3-ditiin, S-methyl cysteine sulphoxide, dimethyl disulfide, dimethyl trisulfide and dimethyl thiosulfonate. Cuttings with six buds were used to evaluate the compounds. After compounds were applied, the cuttings were transferred to a growing chamber at 24 °C. All evaluated compounds promoted budbreak in the cuttings of Flame Seedless and Perlette. The volatile compounds from S-methyl cysteine sulfoxide promoted 100% of budbreak of both cultivars. The compounds from garlic that stimulated budbreak in grapevines in this work include sulphur in their molecule; therefore we propose that sulphur could play a key role in breaking bud dormancy of grape cultivars evaluated in this study.
The effect of the application of ethanolic extract of “Haden” mango seeds to increase the antioxidant and antimicrobial capacity of fresh-cut mango flesh was evaluated. Phenolic HPLC analysis revealed that gallic acid was the major identified compound in the ethanolic extract (586.68 mg/g). Fresh-cut mango was treated for immersion within the ethanolic extract, packed and stored at 5℃ during 15 days. The content of phenolic compounds, antioxidant capacity and microbial growth of the treated mango were evaluated during the storage. Compared with the controls the treated fruit presented the highest content of the total phenolic (7.4 times), flavonoids (3.1 times), and antioxidant capacity DPPH·, TEAC and ORAC (2.9, 2.3 and 2.8 times, respectively), and showed a microbial reduction of 80% of mesophilic plate count and 97% of total molds. This study demonstrates the potential of phenolic compounds derived from mango seed as antimicrobials and antioxidants
El saber de mis hijos hará mi grandeza"
38Volumen XVI, Número 1
RESUMENEn décadas pasadas el azufre fue considerado como un elemento contaminante del ambiente, esto generó que se crearan legislaciones para reducir las emisiones del elemento a la atmósfera, lo cual ocasionó un desbalance en el ciclo global de azufre, llegando a ser insuficiente en suelos donde se practica la agricultura intensiva. China fue el primer país en reconocer el problema y creó un programa de fertilización con azufre. El resultado fue un incremento en la productividad agrícola. La deficiencia de azufre en suelos está relacionada a baja productividad, mayor susceptibilidad a plagas, menor resistencia a sequía, frío y salinidad. Es necesario que cada región agrícola determine los niveles de azufre en suelos de cultivo, donde las medidas correctivas mejorarían la productividad. Según datos de la FAO se necesita incrementar la producción de alimentos en un 60% en las próximas 4 décadas; la fertilización con azufre podría ser un factor a considerar para lograrlo. La tecnología de fertilizantes ha generado una variedad de productos azufrados cuya selección estará en función de las condiciones edafoclimáticas, entre otros factores. Para los suelos deficientes de azufre, es necesario tomar medidas correctivas, dado que la demanda de alimentos es cada vez más grande.
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