Claim · model-written summary
The bactericidal activity of the clove oil is attributed to eugenol acetate, its major compound.
- Taxon
- tomato
Solanum lycopersicumt0 - Compound
- eugenol acetatee5
- Outcome
- bactericidal activitye5
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Verbatim
t0“Essential oils for the management of bacterial wilt in tomato plants”
e5“The bactericidal activity was attributed to eugenol acetate, the major compound of the oil”
Title
Essential oils for the management of bacterial wilt in tomato plants1
Meridiana Araujo Gonçalves; Ana Rosa Peixoto; Bruno Gabriel Amorim Barros; et al. Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropical 2026. doi:10.1590/1983-40632026v5683916
Other claims from this paper (4)
- Intervention effect Clove essential oil promoted in vitro inhibition of R. solanacearum colonies more than the other tested essential oils.
- Intervention effect Clove essential oil significantly reduced the soil bacterial population.
- Intervention effect Clove essential oil lowered the incidence, severity and progression of bacterial wilt.
- Intervention effect Clove essential oil promoted tomato plant growth.