Open AccessAlleloppathic effects and insecticidal activity of the aqueous extract of Satureja montana L.
Author(s) -
Jovana Šućur,
Aleksandra Popović,
M Sanja Petrović,
Goran Anačkov,
Vojislava Bursić,
Biljana Kiprovski,
Dejan Prvulović
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of the serbian chemical society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.227
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1820-7421
pISSN - 0352-5139
DOI - 10.2298/jsc020714106s
Subject(s) - chemistry , guaiacol , lipid peroxidation , aqueous extract , aqueous solution , antioxidant , peroxidase , satureja , pesticide , traditional medicine , botany , food science , horticulture , biochemistry , biology , enzyme , agronomy , medicine , essential oil
Extensive use of synthetic insecticides, herbicides and other pesticides has negative effects on the environment and on human and animal health. Therefore scientists are turning towards natural pesticides such as active components of plant extracts. Effect of two concentrations (0.1% and 0.2%) of Satureja montana L. aqueous extract on lipid peroxidation process, as well as the activity of the antioxidant enzymes (SOD, GPX, PPX and CAT) in leaves and roots of pepper and black nightshade seedlings were examined 24, 72 and 120h after the treatment. Our results showed that higher concentration of S. montana aqueous extract induced lipid peroxidation in black nightshade roots. Furthermore, significant increases of pyrogallol and guaiacol peroxidase were detected in black nightshade leaves treated with 0.2% S. montana aqueous extract. The second aim was to evaluate effectiveness of aqueous extract as contact toxicant against whitefly. It was observed that aqueous extract with concentration of 0.2% showed toxic effect with 68.33% mortality after 96h