Essential oils from two aromatic plants repel the tobacco whitefly Bemisia tabaci

Essential oils of aromatic plants with insecticidal properties are nowadays considered as alternative insecticides to protect cultures from attack by insect pest. The aims of the present work were to evaluate the toxicity of the essential oils vapors of two aromatic plants ( Lippia multiflora Mold. and Aframomum latifolium K. Schum) against Bemisia tabaci and to characterize their chemical composition. The highest fumigant toxicity against B. tabaci adults was observed with the L. multiflora oil: by exposure to 0.4 μL/L air, the lethal time inducing 90% mortality (LT90) was below 2 hours for this essential oil whereas it reached 15 h in the case of the A. latifolium oil. Both oils were analyzed by GC-FID and GC-MS on two capillary columns. The oil of L. multiflora contained a majority of oxygenated terpenoids mainly represented by the two acyclic components linalool (46.6%) and ( E)-nerolidol (16.5%); the oil of A. latifolium was dominated by hydrocarbonated terpenoids among them β-pinene (51.6%) and β-caryophyllene (12.3%) were the two major components.

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Review of the Essential Oil Composition of Iranian Endemic and Native Taxa of Apiaceae (Umbelliferae)

Current Organic Chemistry ◽

10.2174/1385272824999200513103632 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 24 (9) ◽

pp. 909-1009

Author(s):

Maryam Akaberi ◽

Zahra Tayarani-Najaran ◽

Iraj Mehregan ◽

Javad Asili ◽

Amirhossein Sahebkar ◽

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Keyword(s):

Essential Oil ◽

Essential Oils ◽

Essential Oil Composition ◽

Present Review ◽

Aromatic Plants ◽

Oil Composition

One of the most important families of Iranian flora is Apiaceae (Umbelliferae). Most of the species of this family are aromatic plants and rich in essential oils with diverse structures. In the present review, the essential oil composition of 63 genera comprising 141 Apiaceae (66.4% native 33.6% endemic) is summarized.

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The use of aromatic plants and their therapeutic potential as antiviral agents: A hope for finding anti-COVID 19 essential oils

Journal of Essential Oil Research ◽

10.1080/10412905.2021.1886187 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 33 (2) ◽

pp. 105-113

Author(s):

Mohamed A. Salem ◽

Shahira M. Ezzat

Keyword(s):

Essential Oils ◽

Therapeutic Potential ◽

Antiviral Agents ◽

Aromatic Plants

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Characterization of essential oils extracted from different aromatic plants by FTIR spectroscopy

Bulletin of University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca Food Science and Technology ◽

10.15835/buasvmcn-fst:12634 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 74 (1) ◽

pp. 37 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Maria Ioana MORAR ◽

Florinela FETEA ◽

Ancuta Mihaela ROTAR ◽

Melinda NAGY ◽

Cristina Anamaria SEMENIUC

Keyword(s):

Essential Oils ◽

Ftir Spectroscopy ◽

Ftir Spectra ◽

Aromatic Plants

Four essential oils isolated from dried leaves of parsley, lovage, basil, and thyme were investigated by FTIR spectroscopy. FTIR spectra revealed characteristic key bands for the main compounds of tested essential oils.

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