Claim · model-written summary
Alpinia zerumbet aqueous extract reduced ToMV infection when applied before inoculation.
- Taxon
- Nicotiana benthamiana
Nicotiana benthamianae1 - Treatment
- aqueous extracts of Alpinia zerumbet (Pers.) B.L. Burtt and R.M. Smithe0
- Interactor
- ToMVe0pathogen
- Outcome
- ToMV infectione0
- Direction
- reducinge0
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Verbatim
e0“The aqueous extracts of Alpinia zerumbet (Pers.) B.L. Burtt and R.M. Smith and Alpinia kumatake, which grow widely in subtropical and tropical regions including East Asia, were effective in reducing ToMV infection when plants were treated prior to virus inoculation.”
e1“Nicotiana benthamiana”
Title
Inhibitory effects of Alpinia zerumbet extract against plant virus infection in solanaceous plants
Mari Narusaka; Yasuyuki Yamaji; Misugi Uraji; et al. Plant Biotechnology 2020. doi:10.5511/plantbiotechnology.19.1228a
Other claims from this paper (5)
- Intervention effect Alpinia kumatake aqueous extract reduced ToMV infection when applied before inoculation.
- Intervention effect Okinawa Alpinia zerumbet extract strongly inhibited ToMV infection.
- Intervention effect Okinawa Alpinia zerumbet extract strongly inhibited TMV infection.
- Observation The antiviral activity of the A. zerumbet OG1 extract was present in its water layer.
- Recommendation The authors propose Alpinia extract as an antiviral reagent for solanaceous crop production.