Incidence of two caterpillar species (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) and injuries caused by them in sweet basil grown in Seropédica County, RJ

Ocimum basilicum L. (Lamiaceae) is one of the most popular herbs in the world, given its aromatic, medicinal and insecticidal properties. Its leaves are rich in essential oils, as well as the plant part with the highest economic value in this species. The aims of the current study are to identify the causative agent of injuries observed in sweet basil plants grown in Seropédica County, RJ (Brazil), as well as to feature both their feeding behavior and injuries caused by them. The herein investigated injuries were caused in sweet basil stems and leaves by caterpillars, which were collected with the leaves and grown in laboratory until they reached the adult stage. Two lepidopteran species belonging to family Crambidae were identified, namely: Hyalorista opalizalis (Guenée, 1854) and Pyrausta phoenicealis (Hübner, 1818); approximately 73% of adult individuals obtained in laboratory belonged to the first species. Caterpillars belonging to both species have caused similar injuries to O. basilicum plants. Injuries were featured by the sectioning of stems whose leaves were bundled with silk threads and formed a shelter, where caterpillars ate the leaf limb in. The current study also recorded O. basilicum plants used as hosts by P. phoenicealis insects, for the first time.

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Biological value and chemical components of essential oils of sweet basil ( Ocimum basilicum L.) grown with organic fertilization sources

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture ◽

10.1002/jsfa.9468 ◽

2018 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Gulsum Yaldiz ◽

Mahmut Camlica ◽

Ferit Ozen

Keyword(s):

Essential Oils ◽

Ocimum Basilicum ◽

Chemical Components ◽

Organic Fertilization ◽

Biological Value ◽

Sweet Basil

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Effectiveness of antimicrobial formulations for acne based on orange (Citrus sinensis) and sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum L) essential oils

Biomédica ◽

10.7705/biomedica.v32i1.614 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 32 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Germán Matiz ◽

María R. Osorio ◽

Francisco Camacho ◽

Maira Atencia ◽

Jennifer Herazo

Keyword(s):

Essential Oils ◽

Citrus Sinensis ◽

Ocimum Basilicum ◽

Sweet Basil

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Substantial UV-B-mediated induction of essential oils in sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum L.)

Phytochemistry ◽

10.1016/s0031-9422(98)00767-5 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 51 (4) ◽

pp. 507-510 ◽

Cited By ~ 80

Author(s):

Christopher B. Johnson ◽

John Kirby ◽

George Naxakis ◽

Simon Pearson

Keyword(s):

Essential Oils ◽

Ocimum Basilicum ◽

Sweet Basil

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Temperature-dependent Changes in Susceptibility ofStenotrophomonas maltophilia. to the Essential Oils of Sweet Basil (Ocimum basilicum.) and Black Pepper (Piper nigrum.)

Pharmaceutical Biology ◽

10.1080/13880200600592087 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 44 (2) ◽

pp. 113-115 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Kiersten L. Driffield ◽

Louise Mooney ◽

Kevin G. Kerr

Keyword(s):

Essential Oils ◽

Black Pepper ◽

Ocimum Basilicum ◽

Piper Nigrum ◽

Temperature Dependent ◽

Sweet Basil

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Antifungal Activity of Essential Oils from Two Varieties of Sweet Basil (Ocimum basilicum L.)

Vegetable Crops Research Bulletin ◽

10.2478/v10032-011-0008-4 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 74 (1) ◽

pp. 97-106 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Paulina Jakowienko ◽

Barbara Wójcik-Stopczyńska ◽

Dorota Jadczak

Keyword(s):

Antifungal Activity ◽

Growth Inhibition ◽

Essential Oils ◽

Fungal Growth ◽

Inhibition Zone ◽

Ocimum Basilicum ◽

Chemical Compositions ◽

Mycelium Growth ◽

Sweet Basil ◽

Inhibition Zones

Antifungal Activity of Essential Oils from Two Varieties of Sweet Basil (Ocimum basilicumL.)The aim of this work was an evaluation of the antifungal activity of essential oils from two cultivars of sweet basil (Ocimum basilicumL.): ‘Wala’ and ‘Fine Verde’. The essential oils from dried, ground herbs were extracted with the hydro-distillation method using Deryng apparatus. The composition of the oils was analyzed by gas chromatography. The antifungal activity of the oils was tested against the following strains:Alternariasp.,Aspergillus flavus, Botrytis cinerea, Cladosporium herbarum, Eurotium amstelodamiandEurotium chevalieri. The disc diffusion agar method was applied. Each oil was used in two doses, 10 and 5 μl/disc. A disc (6 mm dia.), soaked with oil, was placed on agar plates, which had been previously inoculated with spores of the different strains. The diameters of fungal growth inhibition zones were measured after 72h of incubation at 25°C and expressed in millimeters. The obtained results showed that the diameter of the mycelium growth inhibition zone significantly depended on the source of oil, the dose of oil, and the species of fungi. The essential oil from the ‘Wala’ variety was more effective against the tested fungi than the oil from ‘Fine Verde’ and the inhibition zones were greater when the dose of the oils was higher.E. chevalieriwas the most sensitive to both of the oils andA. flavuswas the most resistant. The differences in the antifungal activity of the tested oils were probably the result of their different chemical compositions. In comparison with the ‘Fine Verde’ oil, the oil from ‘Wala’ had more than twice the amount of linalool, more 1,8-cineole, and contained geraniol and methyl chavicol. In the conditions of the experiment both oils showed greater antifungal activity than cycloheximide (actidion) and methyl thiophanate (Topsin M 500 SC) used as controls.

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Essential oil composition of five Basil cultivars (Ocimum basilicum) from Albania

Macedonian Pharmaceutical Bulletin ◽

10.33320/maced.pharm.bull.2015.61.02.002 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 61 (2) ◽

pp. 11-18 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Nefrus Cheliku ◽

Ivana Cvetkovikj Karanfilova ◽

Gjoshe Stefkov ◽

Marija Karapandzova ◽

Nikoll Bardhi ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Essential Oil ◽

Essential Oils ◽

Essential Oil Composition ◽

Ocimum Basilicum ◽

Chemical Components ◽

Oil Composition ◽

Methyl Chavicol ◽

Sweet Basil ◽

Wide Range ◽

Quantitative Analyses

Basil (Ocimum basilicum L., fam. Lamiaceae) is an important medicinal and aromatic plant with very wide range of uses. This paper presents qualitative and quantitative analyses of essential oils obtained from five types of Italian basil cultivars: Napolitan, Red basil, Fino Verde, Limonez, and Genoveze culltivated in Albania and collected during the summer 2012. The hydrodistilled BEO (Basil essential oil) content ranged from 0.11% to 3.40%. Within the total of 65 identified compounds with GC/FID/MS, nine were considered as predominant (1,8-cineole, linalool, cis-thujone, methyl chavicol, eugenol, trans-(E)-caryophyllene, trans-(α)-bergamotene, germacrene D, and epi-α-cadinol) representing 49.20 to 85.43% of the components in the analysed essential oils. In all cultivars, linalool was detected as the most abundant component (36.20-46.59%). BEO’s from all five cultivars differ in their chemical composition but generally conform to EO’s from Sweet Basil grown in the Medditeranean region. The Napolitan cultivar showed the largest similarity to Sweet Basil, not only for the morphology, also due to the essential oil composition that comprises Basil’s most dominant chemical components (linalool, methyl chavicol and eucalyptol) in particular percents.

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α -Linalool - a marker compound of forged/synthetic sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) essential oils

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture ◽

10.1002/jsfa.6175 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 93 (13) ◽

pp. 3292-3303 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Niko S Radulović ◽

Polina D Blagojević ◽

Ana B Miltojević

Keyword(s):

Essential Oils ◽

Ocimum Basilicum ◽

Sweet Basil ◽

Marker Compound

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Antioxidant activity and total phenolic content of essential oils and extracts of sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) plants

Food Science and Human Wellness ◽

10.1016/j.fshw.2019.07.004 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 8 (3) ◽

pp. 299-305 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

Adel F. Ahmed ◽

Fatma A.K. Attia ◽

Zhenhua Liu ◽

Changqin Li ◽

Jinfeng Wei ◽

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Keyword(s):

Antioxidant Activity ◽

Essential Oils ◽

Total Phenolic Content ◽

Phenolic Content ◽

Ocimum Basilicum ◽

Total Phenolic ◽

Sweet Basil

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First case of traumatic myiasis caused by Calliphora vicina in a crested porcupine Hystrix cristata L. in Italy

Journal of Entomological and Acarological Research ◽

10.4081/jear.2017.6823 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 49 (2) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

D. Scaravelli ◽

C. Senini ◽

T. Bonacci

Keyword(s):

Organic Matter ◽

Adult Stage ◽

Calliphora Vicina ◽

Great Ability ◽

Hystrix Cristata ◽

First Case ◽

The World ◽

Dorsal Area ◽

Crested Porcupine ◽

First Time

Calliphora vicina (Diptera: Calliphoridae) it is a facultative ectoparasite responsible for traumatic myiasis in humans and warmblooded vertebrates in the world. In this work one case of traumatic myasis caused by C. vicina (Diptera Calliphoirdae) is reported for the first time in a vulnerable crested porcupine (Hystrix cristata Linnaeus, 1758). A total of 30 larvae located in the posterior-dorsal area of the animal were removed from inside the lesion and either preserved in ethanol or reared to the adult stage. This report shows the great ability of C. vicina to use many organic matter for the food source’s offspring, including many live vertebrates.

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