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T1 Application of Bioactive Coatings Based on Chitosan and Propolis for Pinus spp. Protection against Fusarium circinatum
A1 Silva Castro, Iosody
A1 Díez Casero, Julio Javier
A1 Martín Ramos, Pablo
A1 Pinto, Gloria
A1 Alves, Artur
A1 Martín Gil, Jesús
A1 Martín García, Jorge
K1 Antifungal
K1 Antifúngicos
K1 Antioxidants
K1 Antioxidantes
K1 Seed protection
K1 Protección de semillas
K1 Total phenolic content
K1 Contenido fenólico total
K1 3106 Ciencia Forestal
AB Pine pitch canker (PPC) is a major threat to pine forests worldwide because of the extensivetree deaths, reduced growth, and degradation of timber quality caused by it. Furthermore, the aggressivefungus responsible for this disease (Fusarium circinatum) can also infect pine seeds, causing damping-offin young seedlings. This study proposes an approach based on coating treatments consisting ofnatural products to ensure seed protection. Seeds from two pine species (the most sensitive to thisdisease, Pinus radiata D. Don, and a more resistant one, Pinus sylvestris L.) were coated with singleand binary mixtures of low and medium molecular weight chitosan and/or ethanolic-propolisextract. The germination rate, pre- and post-emergence mortality, total phenolic content, and radicalscavenging activity were assessed. All treatments, and especially the one based on chitosan oligomers,had a beneficial impact on P. sylvestris seedlings, significantly enhancing survival rates and displayinga positive influence on the total phenolic content and on the seedlings’ radical scavenging activity.Conversely, non-significant negative effects on germination percentages were observed in the case ofP. radiata seeds. The proposed treatments show promise for the protection of P. sylvestris seedlingsagainst PPC.
PB MDPI
SN 1999-4907
YR 2018
FD 2018
LK http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/40824
UL http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/40824
LA eng
NO Forests, 2018, vol. 9, n. 11. 14 p.
NO Producción Científica
DS UVaDOC
RD 19-may-2024