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RESUMEN El banano es un frutal muy importante, a nivel mundial y en Colombia es el tercer producto de exportación. Una de las enfermedades limitantes del cultivo es el mal de Panamá, ocasionado por Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense. La enfermedad es considerada devastadora, por las pérdidas que ocasionó en Gros Michel, obligando al reemplazo de este cultivar por Cavendish, el cual, está siendo amenazado por la raza tropical 4 del hongo que, aunque aún no se encuentra en el país, representa una amenaza mundial. El manejo de la enfermedad, se ha basado en la exclusión del patógeno, evitando el ingreso a áreas sanas y usando variedades resistentes, pero la naturaleza del patógeno ha demostrado que estas medidas no son suficientes y que es necesario considerar otras estrategias. El Manejo Integrado de Enfermedades MIE, en su filosofía, busca conjugar opciones en pro del cultivo para garantizar, además de la sanidad, altos rendimientos e inocuidad. Esta revisión compila información de los resultados de investigación, obtenidos mediante el uso de diferentes medidas y que sean factibles de incluirse dentro de un programa de manejo integrado del mal de Panamá, enmarcándolas dentro del modelo logístico propuesto por Van der Plank y enfatizando en la necesidad de realizar más investigación, para obtener materiales resistentes y llevar a cabo evaluaciones en el campo, que demuestren, de manera más efectiva, la viabilidad de las prácticas propuestas.
ABSTRACT Banana is a very important fruit worldwide and in Colombia it is the third export product. One of the diseases limiting the crop is the Panama disease caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense. The disease is considered devastating because of the losses it caused in Gros Michel, forcing the replacement of this cultivar by Cavendish, which is being threatened by the tropical race 4 of the fungus, which although not yet found in the country, represents a global threat. The management of the disease has been based on the exclusion of the pathogen, avoiding entry into healthy areas and using resistant varieties, but the nature of the pathogen has shown that these measures are not enough and that other strategies need to be considered. The Integrated Management of Diseases, MIE, in its philosophy seeks to combine options in favor of the crop to guarantee besides the health, high yields and innocuousness. This review compiles information on the research results obtained through the use of different measures and feasible to be included in an integrated management program of the Panama disease, framing them within the logistic model proposed by Van der Plank and emphasizing the need to conduct more research to obtain resistant materials and carry out evaluations in the field that more effectively demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed practices.
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Objective To investigate the antioxidant, anti-α-glucosidase and pancreatic β-cell protective potential of Ensete superbum (E. superbum) seeds. Methods A variety of in vitro assays including radical scavenging, reducing power potential, phenolic content determination, α-glucosidase assay and pancreatic β-cell (1.4E7 cells) viability were employed for assessing the effect of methanolic extract of E. superbum seeds. Results The radical scavenging and reducing power effects comparable with the standard rutin were obtained while the enzyme inhibitory activity of the extract was 68-fold better than the standard antidiabetic drug, acarbose. The seed extract of E. superbum was packed-full of polyphenols with mean percentage gallic acid equivalent value of (38.2 ± 1.8) (n = 3). The protection of pancreatic cells from massive onslaught of hydrogen peroxide was far superior to that obtained for rutin. Conclusions The reputed antidiabetic therapeutic uses of the seeds extract of E. superbum may be justified on the basis of inhibition of carbohydrate enzymes, antioxidant effects and pancreatic β-cell protection.
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Objective: To investigate the antioxidant, anti-a-glucosidase and pancreatic b-cell protective potential of Ensete superbum (E. superbum) seeds. Methods: A variety of in vitro assays including radical scavenging, reducing power potential, phenolic content determination, a-glucosidase assay and pancreatic b-cell (1.4E7 cells) viability were employed for assessing the effect of methanolic extract of E. superbum seeds. Results: The radical scavenging and reducing power effects comparable with the stan-dard rutin were obtained while the enzyme inhibitory activity of the extract was 68-fold better than the standard antidiabetic drug, acarbose. The seed extract of E. superbum was packed-full of polyphenols with mean percentage gallic acid equivalent value of (38.2 ± 1.8) (n = 3). The protection of pancreatic cells from massive onslaught of hydrogen peroxide was far superior to that obtained for rutin. Conclusions: The reputed antidiabetic therapeutic uses of the seeds extract of E. superbum may be justified on the basis of inhibition of carbohydrate enzymes, anti-oxidant effects and pancreatic b-cell protection.
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Musa sapientum L. ssp. sylvestris (Family: Musaceae) is a popular edible fruit. It is used by the traditional healers in the treatment of diarrhoea and dysentery. In the present study, methanolic extracts of peel (MSPE), pulp (MSPU) and seed (MSSE) of the fruit were investigated for in vitro antioxidant activity using DPPH (1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl) radical scavenging capacity, reducing power, CUPRAC (Cupric Reducing Antioxidant Capacity) and total antioxidant capacity. The phenolic content of the extracts were also determined. The plant extracts showed a direct concentration dependent increase in scavenging DPPH radical. MSSE showed better scavenging activity than MSPE and MSPU with an IC50 value of 54.92 μg/ml, while the standard antioxidant, ascorbic acid, showed an IC50 value of 13.75 μg/ml. The Fe3+/ferricyanide to ferrous and cupric ion reduction capacity of MSSE were better than the reference agent ascorbic acid. All three extracts showed good results in total antioxidant assay. MSSE was also found to contain good amount of phenols (244.38 mg/g of plant extract in GAE). The results of this study indicate that MSSE has strong in vitro antioxidant activity.
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Radopholus similis es un nematodo fitoparásito que se alimenta de raíces y cormos de banano y plátano en todo el mundo, afectando el crecimiento y desarrollo de este cultivo, con pérdidas en producción entre el 20 y 100%. Debido a que estas musáceas han sido tradicionalmente propagadas por semilla asexual mediante colinos "cormos" o cepas "rizomas" y a que este fitonematodo se caracteriza por ingresar y movilizarse dentro de las células de raíces y los cormos, esto ha permitido que el intercambio de material de siembra infectado sea el principal medio de su diseminación alrededor del mundo. Por tales motivos, se describe a R. similis registrando su distribución, biología, pérdidas, hospedantes, supervivencia, medios de diseminación y prácticas de manejo como evitar el ingreso de los nematodos en el suelo antes de establecer un cultivo, reducir la cantidad de ellos en el material de siembra, promover la sanidad de las raíces de las plantas para ayudarlas a tolerar o competir con la presión de los nematodos u otros patógenos y reducir la oportunidad de que el nematodo ingrese a las raíces o rizomas.
Radopholus similis is a phytoparasitic nematode which feeds itself from banana and plantain roots and corms worldwide, affecting the crops' growth and development with a loss in production between 20 and 100%. Because these musaceae has been traditionally spread by asexual seeds through young coffee trees "corms" or "rhizome" stumps, and because this phytonemtode is characterized because it penetrates and moves into the roots' cells and the corms, this has allowed the exchange of infected sowing material to be the main means for its dissemination around the world. Because of this, R. similis is described registering its distribution, biology, losses, hosting, survival, dissemination means and management practices such as avoiding the penetration of nematodes in the soil before planting, reducing their quantity in the sowing material, promoting sanity of the roots in order to help them tolerate or compete with the nematodes or any other pathogen pressure, and reducing the probabilities for the nematode to penetrate roots and rhizomes.
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Humans , Musaceae , Crop Production , Plant Roots , NematodaABSTRACT
Musa paradisiaca L. and Musa sapientum L. (Musaceae) are mainly grown in the tropical and subtropical countries and are widely used for its nutritional values all over the world. The fruits as well as the other parts of the plant are used to treat different diseases in human in traditional medicine. This review presents the scientific information on the traditional uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology of these two species. Both M. paradisiaca and M. sapientum are traditionally used in diarrhoea, dysentery, intestinal lesions in ulcerative colitis, diabetes, sprue, uremia, nephritis, gout, hypertension and cardiac disease. This review reports the phytochemicals isolated and identified from fruit pulp, peel, seeds and flowers. A comprehensive assessment of the biological activities of different extracts is included and possible mechanisms and phytochemicals involved have been correlated.
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O presente trabalho avalia a atividade antiviral de extratos e frações de Musa acuminata Colla, Musaceae, coletada em duas regiões do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (Petrópolis e Santo Antônio de Pádua). As inflorescências de M. acuminata apresentaram excelente atividade para os dois vírus avaliados: herpesvírus simples humano tipo 1 e herpesvírus simples humano tipo 2, ambos resistentes ao Aciclovir. Os resultados indicam que os extratos de M. acuminata testados podem constituir alvo potencial para uso em terapias antivirais.
This study evaluates the antiviral activity of extracts and fractions of Musa acuminata Colla collected in two regions of Rio de Janeiro State (Petrópolis and Santo Antônio de Pádua). The inflorescences of M. acuminata showed excellent activity for the two virus evaluated: simple human herpesvirus type 1 and simple human herpesvirus type 2, both resistant to Acyclovir. The results indicate that the tested extracts of M. acuminata can be potential target for use in antiviral therapy.
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Estudaram-se as exigências térmicas de Tetranychus abacae Baker & Printchard em Musa sp. cv. Prata em quatro temperaturas constantes (20; 23; 25,5 e 30°C), bem como o efeito dessas sobre a fase adulta. Com esses dados, foram construídas tabelas de vida de fertilidade. Os estágios de ovo, larva, protoninfa, deutoninfa e ovo-adulto apresentaram temperatura base de 14,9; 15,2; 14,2; 16,2 e 15,3°C, respectivamente. As constantes térmicas foram de 47,7; 25,4; 25,5; 27,4 e 124,3 GD para as fases de ovo, larva, protoninfa, deutoninfa e período de ovo-adulto, respectivamente. A maior fecundidade foi verificada na temperatura de 25,5°C. A duração média da geração (T) variou de 50,03 a 13,51 dias entre as temperaturas de 20°C e 30°C. A taxa líquida de reprodução (R0) foi maior na temperatura de 25,5°C, aumentando 28,7 vezes a cada geração. A capacidade reprodutiva (r m) e a razão finita de aumento (l) variaram de 0,049 e 1,05 a 0,226 e 1,25 entre as temperaturas de 20°C a 30°C, respectivamente. Estimou-se que T. abacae pode desenvolver até 31 gerações por ano a 26°C em condições de campo e 43 gerações por ano a 30°C em condições de casa de vegetação, no estado de Pernambuco.
The thermal requirements of Tetranychus abacae Baker & Printchard in Musa sp. cv. Prata were studied at constant temperatures (20; 23; 25,5 and 30°C), as well as the effect of the temperatures on the adult phase. Age-specific life tables were built with the data. The basal temperature and thermal constant for egg, larva, protonymph, deutonymph and egg-adult development were: 14,9; 15,2; 14,2; 16,2 and 15,3°C and 47,7; 25,4; 25,5; 27,4 and 124,3 GD, respectively. High fecundity was registered at 25,5°C. The mean duration of the generation (T) varied from 50,03 to 13,51 days between 20°C and 30°C. The net reproductive rate (R0) was high at the temperature of 25,5°C, increasing 28,7 times at each generation. The intrinsic rate of natural increase (r m) and the finite rate of increase (l) varied from 0,049 and 1,05 to 0,226 and 1,25 between 20°C to 30°C, respectively. It as possible to estimate that T. abacae can develop up to 31 generations per year at 26°C in field conditions and 31 generations per year at 30°C in green house conditions, in Pernambuco State, Brazil.