Project: Determining the potential of medicinal plants of the State of Hidalgo as natural antimicrobial agents for organic agriculture use
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This project is directed to search antimicrobial compounds of medicinal plants of the State of Hidalgo for the control of Fusarium oxysporum and other phytopathogens in vegetables.
The control of these phytopathogens has been historically difficult, and under the perception of organic agriculture the problem is more pronounced because of the low availability of commercial products for their control. Thus the interest to explore the potential of the raw extracts of these plants as a biological control alternative, and the sustainable exploitation of the resource.
The plant value as source of antimicrobial agents is very important because of their chemical components, mainly secondary metabolites with biological activity, as alkaloids, terpenes, glucosides, flavonoides, essential oils, ligna, and other derivatives present in raw extracts. The methodology to develop in this project consists basically in the use of extraction methods in aqueous and ethanolic stage, inhibition bioassays in vitro, and biological effectiveness tests in greenhouse.
The discovery of new active substances or new alternatives in the use of raw extracts might represent an interesting contribution (economic, technological, scientific, and environmental ) for the state in development and production of technology at local and national level. | |
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Written by Dr. Ramón Jaime Holguín Peña
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Last Updated on Friday, 23 September 2011 08:56 |
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