Resumo
The jaborandi (Pilocarpus microphyllus Starf.) is a medical plant found in Maranhão State, Brazil, which is the natural source of the drug pilocarpine used to treat glaucoma, a disease that frequently causes blindness. The leaves used for extraction of pilocarpine are presently collected from plants that grow naturally. Instead of pure extractive exploitation it has been tried the cultivation of this plant in order to improve and increase the production. Nevertheless, 90% of 160,000 young seedlings were lost due to the infestation of Meloidogyne incognita race 1. Research showed the soil as the source of infestation.
root-knot nematode; Meloidogyne incognita; occurrence; jaborandi; Pilocarpus microphyllus Starf.; medical plant
root-knot nematode; Meloidogyne incognita; occurrence; jaborandi; Pilocarpus microphyllus Starf.; medical plant
nematóide das galhas; Meloidogyne incognita; ocorrência; jaborandi; Pilocarpus microphyllus Starf.; planta medicinal; perdas
NOTAS
Nematóides das galhas dificultam a produção de mudas de jaborandi
Root-knot nematodes restrains the seedling production of jaborandi
Rubens R. A. LordelloI; Ana Ines Lucena LordelloII; Mario G. R. DonalisioIII
ISeção de Microbiologia Fitotécnica, Instituto Agronômico (IAC), Caixa Postal 28, 13001 Campinas (SP)
IIEMBRAPA/Seção de Microbiologia Fitotécnica, IAC
IIISeção de Plantas Aromáticas e Fumo, IAC
Termos de indexação: nematóide das galhas, Meloidogyne incognita, ocorrência, jaborandi, Pilocarpus microphyllus Starf., planta medicinal, perdas.
SUMMARY
The jaborandi (Pilocarpus microphyllus Starf.) is a medical plant found in Maranhão State, Brazil, which is the natural source of the drug pilocarpine used to treat glaucoma, a disease that frequently causes blindness. The leaves used for extraction of pilocarpine are presently collected from plants that grow naturally. Instead of pure extractive exploitation it has been tried the cultivation of this plant in order to improve and increase the production. Nevertheless, 90% of 160,000 young seedlings were lost due to the infestation of Meloidogyne incognita race 1. Research showed the soil as the source of infestation.
Index terms: root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita, occurrence, jaborandi, Pilocarpus microphyllus Starf., medical plant.
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Recebido para publicação em 28 de agosto de 1985.
Com bolsa de suplementação do CNPq.
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Datas de Publicação
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Publicação nesta coleção
11 Dez 2007 -
Data do Fascículo
1986
Histórico
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Recebido
28 Ago 1985
