Abstract
Fusarium semitectum was isolated at high frequency from collected banana cultivar "Williams" showing crown rot symptoms from commercial markets. The inhibitory effect in vitro of tested essential oils on mycelium growth was higher than on conidium germination of F. semitectum. Complete inhibition of fungal growth and spore germination was recorded at the concentration of 1.0% of tested cinnamon and bitter almond oils. Under storage conditions, artificially inoculated bananas showed reduction in both crown rot disease incidence and severity when treated with cinnamon, thyme bitter and sweet almond oils. Complete reduction (100.0%) of crown rot disease incidence of banana fruits was recorded at the concentration of 4.0% of applied cinnamon and thyme oils, followed by sweet almond and bitter almond oils which they reduced disease incidence by 87.1 and 78.7%, respectively. Stored bananas treated with cinnamon, bitter and sweet almond oils showed no significant differences compared to the control with respect to odour, flavour, taste and overall acceptability. Hence cinnamon, thyme, bitter and sweet almond oils treatment developed during the current study without affecting the organoleptic properties recommended as a safe and cost-effective commercial method for treating bananas to control crown rot disease.
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Claim · model-written summary
Essential oils inhibited mycelium growth of F. semitectum more strongly than conidium germination in vitro.
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t0“Williams banana fruits (Musa acuminata L.)”
e2“The inhibitory effect in vitro of tested essential oils on mycelium growth was higher than on conidium germination of F. semitectum”
Claim · model-written summary
Tested cinnamon and bitter almond oils at 1.0% completely inhibited fungal growth and spore germination.
- Taxon
- bananat0
- Treatment
- tested cinnamon and bitter almond oilse3
- Outcome
- fungal growth and spore germinatione3
- Direction
- Complete inhibitione3
- Value
- 1.0%e3
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Verbatim
t0“Williams banana fruits (Musa acuminata L.)”
e3“Complete inhibition of fungal growth and spore germination was recorded at the concentration of 1.0% of tested cinnamon and bitter almond oils”
Claim · model-written summary
Cinnamon, thyme, bitter and sweet almond oils reduced crown rot incidence and severity on artificially inoculated bananas in storage.
- Taxon
- bananat0
- Treatment
- cinnamon, thyme bitter and sweet almond oilse4
- Outcome
- crown rot disease incidence and severitye4
- Direction
- reductione4
- Setting
- Under storage conditionse4
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t0“Williams banana fruits (Musa acuminata L.)”
e4“Under storage conditions, artificially inoculated bananas showed reduction in both crown rot disease incidence and severity when treated with cinnamon, thyme bitter and sweet almond oils”
Claim · model-written summary
Cinnamon and thyme oils at 4.0% reduced crown rot incidence of banana fruits by 100.0%.
- Taxon
- bananat0
- Treatment
- cinnamon and thyme oilse5
- Outcome
- crown rot disease incidencee5
- Direction
- Complete reductione5
- Value
- 100.0%e5
- Qualifier
- at the concentration of 4.0%e5
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t0“Williams banana fruits (Musa acuminata L.)”
e5“Complete reduction (100.0%) of crown rot disease incidence of banana fruits was recorded at the concentration of 4.0% of applied cinnamon and thyme oils”
Claim · model-written summary
Sweet almond oil reduced crown rot disease incidence by 87.1%.
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t0“Williams banana fruits (Musa acuminata L.)”
e6“followed by sweet almond and bitter almond oils which they reduced disease incidence by 87.1 and 78.7%, respectively”
Claim · model-written summary
Bitter almond oil reduced crown rot disease incidence by 78.7%.
Not reportedComparator
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t0“Williams banana fruits (Musa acuminata L.)”
e6“followed by sweet almond and bitter almond oils which they reduced disease incidence by 87.1 and 78.7%, respectively”
Claim · model-written summary
Stored bananas treated with cinnamon, bitter and sweet almond oils showed no significant difference from the control in odour, flavour, taste and overall acceptability.
- Taxon
- bananat0
- Treatment
- cinnamon, bitter and sweet almond oilse7
- Outcome
- odour, flavour, taste and overall acceptabilitye7
- Comparator
- controle7
Not reportedDirection
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t0“Williams banana fruits (Musa acuminata L.)”
e7“Stored bananas treated with cinnamon, bitter and sweet almond oils showed no significant differences compared to the control with respect to odour, flavour, taste and overall acceptability”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors recommend cinnamon, thyme, bitter and sweet almond oil treatment as a safe and cost-effective commercial method to control banana crown rot.
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e0“recommended as a safe and cost-effective commercial method for treating bananas to control crown rot disease”
Claim · model-written summary
Fusarium semitectum was isolated at high frequency from banana cultivar Williams showing crown rot symptoms in commercial markets.
Verbatim
t0“Williams banana fruits (Musa acuminata L.)”
e1“Fusarium semitectum was isolated at high frequency from collected banana cultivar "Williams" showing crown rot symptoms from commercial markets”
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