| inhibition of rat lens aldose reductase by quercetagetin and patuletin. | in this paper the results of inhibition of the aldose reductase (ar) activity on wistar rat lens by quercetagetin extracted from tagetes erects linn and by patuletin extracted from tagetes patula linn are reported. quercetagetin inhibited ar of the rat lens by 93.9% at 10(-4) m, 76.0% at 10(-5) m and 13.3% at 10(-6) m. patuletin inhibited ar of the rat lens by 100% at 10(-1) m, 80% at 10(-5) m and 22.7% at 10(-6) m respectively. the results show that these two flavones are lens ar inhibitors, bu ... | 1991 | 1843126 |
| xanthobacter tagetidis sp. nov., an organism associated with tagetes species and able to grow on substituted thiophenes. | members of the marigold genus of flowering plants (the genus tagetes), which synthesize and accumulate thiophene compounds in their roots, were investigated as potential sources of bacteria able to degrade substituted thiophenes. batch and continuous enrichment cultures inoculated with compost from root balls of tagetes patula and tagetes erecta reproducibly produced the same predominant type of bacterium when they were supplied with thiophene-2-carboxylate (t2c) or thiophene-2-acetate (t2a) as ... | 1997 | 9103627 |
| [the therapeutic and prophylactic anti-ulcerogenic action of marigold (tagetes patula l.) and sea buckthorn (hippophae) oils in neurogenic ulcerative lesions caused by immobilization, noise and vibration]. | | 1998 | 9621653 |
| the influence of earthworm-processed pig manure on the growth and productivity of marigolds. | the effects of additions of earthworm-processed pig manure (vermicompost) on the growth and productivity of french marigold (tagetes patula) plants were evaluated under glasshouse conditions. marigolds were germinated and grown in a standard commercial greenhouse container medium (metro-mix 360), substituted with 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 90%, and 100% (by volume) pig manure vermicompost. the control consisted of metro-mix 360 alone without vermicompost. plants were supplied regula ... | 2002 | 11762902 |
| effect of methanol extract from flower petals of tagetes patula l. on acute and chronic inflammation model. | the methanol extract of the florets of tagetes patula (meftp) inhibited acute and chronic inflammation in mice and rats. meftp significantly suppressed hind-paw oedema induced by gamma-carrageenin in mice. furthermore, meftp not only inhibited the hind-paw oedema induced by various acute phlogogens, such as histamine, serotonin, bradykinin and prostaglandin e1, but also suppressed the increase of vascular permeability by acetic acid, indicating that it primarily acts at the exudative stage of in ... | 2002 | 12164264 |
| antifungal activity of tagetes patula extracts on some phytopathogenic fungi: ultrastructural evidence on pythium ultimum. | methanol extract, obtained from tagetes patula plant, was assayed against three phytopathogenic fungi: botrytis cinerea, fusarium moniliforme and pythium ultimum. the antifungal activity was tested both in the dark and in the light, using two different lighting systems. the data showed that the extract proved to have a dose-dependent activity on all the fungi with a marked difference between treatments in the light than in the dark. good growth inhibition was observed in fungi only when these we ... | 2004 | 15462529 |
| hypotensive and toxicological study of citric acid and other constituents from tagetes patula roots. | study of the effects of the methanolic extract of tagetes patula roots on blood pressure led to the isolation of well known citric (1) and malic acid (7) as hypotensive, and pyridine hydrochloride (4) as hypertensive constituents of the plant along with a new constituent, 2-hydroxy, 5-hydroxymethyl furan (9). citric acid and malic acid caused 71% and 43% fall in mean arterial blood pressure (mabp) of rats at the doses of 15 mg/kg and 30 mg/kg respectively while pyridine hydrochloride produced 34 ... | 2004 | 15554261 |
| chemical characterization and antifungal activity of essential oil of capitula from wild indian tagetes patula l. | the essential oil extracted by steam distillation from the capitula of indian tagetes patula, asteraceae, was evaluated for its antifungal properties and analyzed by gas chromatography and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. thirty compounds were identified, representing 89.1% of the total detected. the main components were piperitone (24.74%), piperitenone (22.93%), terpinolene (7.8%), dihydro tagetone (4.91%), cis-tagetone (4.62%), limonene (4.52%), and allo-ocimene (3.66%). the oil exerted ... | 2005 | 15868213 |
| a new hypothesis on the strategy for acquisition of phosphorus in arbuscular mycorrhiza: up-regulation of secreted acid phosphatase gene in the host plant. | the mycorrhiza-responsive phosphatase of tagetes patula in symbiosis with glomus etunicatum was detected by electrophoresis, was purified by column chromatography, and was characterized as acid phosphatase that was secreted into rhizosphere. the n-terminal amino acid sequence was determined by a gas-phase sequencer, and a cdna fragment of the phosphatase gene (tppap1) was amplified by degenerate primers designed based on the n-terminal amino acid sequence. the full-length cdna was obtained by th ... | 2005 | 16255243 |
| a rationally assembled microbial community for growing tagetes patula l. in a lunar greenhouse. | well-defined plant-associated bacteria were used for growing french marigolds (tagetes patula l.) in anorthosite, a substrate of low bioavailability, analogous to a lunar rock. the consortium was composed mainly of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria and biocontrol agents that were used for seed inoculation. simultaneously, the sterile substrate was inoculated with the siliceous bacterium paenibacillus sp. imbg156. the plant benefited from bacterial activity which resulted in stimulation of see ... | 2006 | 16364607 |
| growth of bedding plants in commercial potting substrate amended with vermicompost. | vermicompost has been promoted as a viable alternative container media component for the horticulture industry. the purpose of this research was to investigate the use of vermicompost at different points in the production cycle of tomato, marigold, pepper, and cornflower. the incorporation of vermicompost of pig manure origin into germination media up to 20% v/v enhanced shoot and root weight, leaf area, and shoot:root ratios of both tomato and french marigold seedlings; however amendment with v ... | 2008 | 17689243 |
| use of heteroduplex mobility assay for identification and differentiation of phytoplasmas in the aster yellows group and the clover proliferation group. | abstract this paper describes the identification and differentiation of phytoplasmas by a highly sensitive diagnostic technique, dna heteroduplex mobility assay (hma). closely related phytoplasma isolates of clover proliferation (cp), potato witches'-broom (pwb), and alfalfa witches'-broom (awb) were collected from the field from 1990 to 1999. the entire 16s rrna gene and 16/23s spacer region were amplified by polymerase chain reaction (pcr) from the field samples and standard cp, pwb, and awb p ... | 2001 | 18943942 |
| host-range characterization of two pratylenchus coffeae isolates from brazil. | two isolates of pratylenchus coffeae were collected from coffee roots (in marília, são paulo state, brazil) and aglaonema (in rio de janeiro city, rio de janeiro state, brazil) and maintained in the laboratory on alfalfa callus. twenty-four plants were tested in the greenhouse to characterize the host preference of these isolates. the host ranges of the isolates differed from each other and, interestingly, coffee, banana, and citrus were not among the better hosts of either isolate. rather, sorg ... | 2002 | 19265921 |
| greenhouse studies on the effect of marigolds (tagetes spp.) on four meloidogyne species. | the effects of preplanted marigold on tomato root galling and multiplication of meloidogyne incognita, m. javanica, m. arenaria, and m. hapla were studied. marigold cultivars of tagetes patula, t. erecta, t. signata, and a tagetes hybrid all reduced galling and numbers of second-stage juveniles in subsequent tomato compared to the tomato-tomato control. all four meloidogyne spp. reproduced on t. signata 'tangerine gem'. several cultivars of t. patula and t. erecta suppressed galling and reproduc ... | 1999 | 19270876 |
| effect of temperature on suppression of meloidogyne incognita by tagetes cultivars. | the suppression of meloidogyne incognita by marigolds differed among six marigold cultivars and five soil temperatures. tagetes signata (syn. t. tenuifolia) cv. tangerine gem and the tagetes hybrid polynema allowed reproduction and root galling when grown at 30 degrees c, and should not be used for control of m. incognita at temperatures close to 30 degrees c. tagetes patula cultivars single gold and tangerine and t. erecta flor de muerto, when grown within a 20-30 degrees c soil temperature ran ... | 1999 | 19270940 |
| changes in plant-parasitic nematode populations in pineapple fields following inter-cycle cover crops. | the use of plant-covers oat (arena sativa l.), rhodesgrass (chloris gayana kunth), soybean (glycine max [l.] merr.), and marigold (tagetes patula l.) during pineapple inter-cycle planting periods was investigated at two sites (kunia and whitmore, oahu, hi) as a potential means to reduce population densities of rotylenchulus reniformis, helicotylenchus dihystera, and paratylenchus spp. clean fallow and fallow covered with pineapple-plant residues (mulch) were the controls without plant-cover. reg ... | 1996 | 19277173 |
| response of some common annual bedding plants to three species of meloidogyne. | twelve ornamental bedding plant cultivars were grown in soil infested with isolates of meloidogyne incognita race 1, m. javanica, or m. arenaria race 1 in a series of tests in containers in a growth room. root galling (0-5 scale) and eggs/plant were evaluated 8-10 weeks after soil infestation and seedling transplantation. snapdragon, antirrhinum majus cv. first ladies, was extensively galled and highly susceptible (mean gall rating >/=4.2 and >/=14,500 eggs/plant), and celosia argentea cv. centu ... | 1994 | 19279963 |
| influence of nonhost plants on population decline of rotylenchulus reniformis. | the influence of chloris gayana, crotalaria juncea, digitaria decumbens, tagetes patula, and a chitin-based soil amendment on hawaiian populations of rotylenchulus reniformis was examined. chloris gayana was a nonhost for r. reniformis. the nematode did not penetrate the roots, and in greenhouse and field experiments, c. gayana reduced reniform nematode numbers at least as well as fallow. tagetes patula was a poor host for reniform nematode and reduced reniform nematode numbers in soil better th ... | 1991 | 19283098 |
| bioavailability assessment and accumulation by five garden flower species grown in artificially cadmium-contaminated soils. | many studies have been conducted on phytoextraction; however, non-native hyperaccumulator species are not suitable for the natural environment of taiwan in many cases. drawing upon previous results, the growth and heavy metal accumulation in artificially cadmium-contaminated soils were compared for five local garden flower species. the treatments included a control (ck), 9.73 +/- 0.05 mg kg(-1) (cd-10), and 17.6 +/- 0.8 mg kg(-1) (cd-20). all plants were harvested at 35 days after transplanting ... | 2010 | 21166288 |
| bioassay-guided isolation of antioxidant agents with analgesic properties from flowers of tagetes patula. | tagetes patula l. is one of the french marigold group of the asteraceae family. it is recognized in folklore for its medicinal and pesticidal properties. | 2011 | 21284510 |
| cadmium-induced physiological response and antioxidant enzyme changes in the novel cadmium accumulator, tagetes patula. | the accumulation and effect of cadmium (cd) on the growth and enzymatic activities changes of antioxidants in tagetes patula, french marigold, were investigated to reveal the physiological mechanisms corresponding to its cd tolerance and accumulation. hydroponically grown t. patula plants were treated with different concentrations of cd (0, 10, 25, 50 µm cd cl(2)) at various regime of times. t. patula accumulated cd to a maximum of 450 mg cd kg(-1) dry weight (dw) in shoot and 3500 mg cd kg(-1) ... | 2011 | 21458916 |
| isolation of nematicidal compounds from tagetes patula l. yellow flowers: structure-activity relationship studies against cyst nematode heterodera zeae infective stage larvae. | bioassay guided isolation studies on the extracts of yellow flowers of tagetes patula l. against the heterodera zeae were carried out to identify phytochemicals lethal to this economically important cyst nematode. in vitro investigation of a polar extract and fractions showing activity led to the isolation of phenolic compounds (flavonoids and phenolic acids). in the non-polar extract, few fatty acids, their methyl esters and thiophenes (including a-terthienyl) were detected. in studies of compo ... | 2011 | 21780738 |
| arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in terms of symbiosis-parasitism continuum. | arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi are forming the most wide-spread mycorrhizal relationships on earth. mycorrhiza contributes to phosphorous acquisition, water absorption and resistance to diseases. the fungus promotes the absorption of nutrients and water from soil, meanwhile the host plant offers photosynthetic assimilates in exchange, like carbohydrates, as energy source. the plant benefits from the contribution of symbiotic partner only when nutrients are in low concentrations in soil and the roo ... | 2011 | 22702184 |
| effects of tagetes patula on active and inactive stages of root-knot nematodes. | although marigold (tagetes patula) is known to produce allelopathic compounds toxic to plant-parasitic nematodes, suppression of meloidogyne incognita can be inconsistent. two greenhouse experiments were conducted to test whether marigold is more effective in suppressing meloidogyne spp. when it is active rather than dormant. soils infested with meloidogyne spp. were collected and conditioned in the greenhouse either by 1) keeping the soil dry (dry), 2) irrigating with water (irr), or 3) drenchi ... | 2012 | 23482862 |
| acaricidal activity of ethanolic extract from aerial parts of tagetes patula l. (asteraceae) against larvae and engorged adult females of rhipicephalus sanguineus (latreille, 1806). | the tick rhipicephalus sanguineus is the species with the largest worldwide distribution and is proven to be involved in the transmission of pathogens such as babesia canis, ehrlichia canis, coxiella burnetii, rickettsia ricketsii, rickettsia conorii, among others. studies have demonstrated acquisition of resistance to some of the active principles used in commercial formulations of acaricides. tagetes patula (asteraceae) is a plant with highlighted economic and commercial importance due to the ... | 2012 | 23244493 |
| production of nematocidal compounds by hairy root cultures of tagetes patula l. | marigold (tagetes patula l.) hairy roots induced by infection with agrobacterium rhizogenes produced α-terthienyl when grown in darkness, and an n-hexane extract of the roots showed nematocidal activity. depending on the hairy root line used, the level of α-terthienyl varied from 15 to 1268 μg per g dry weight, a level that corresponded to 0.15 to 12.7-fold that in intact roots. analysis by hplc indicated that the nematocidal activity was due predominantly to α-terthienyl. however, it is suggest ... | 1990 | 24227063 |
| thiophene accumulation in relation to morphology in roots of tagetes patula : effects of auxin and transformation by agrobacterium. | roots of marigold (tagetes patula l.) accumulate thiophenes, heterocyclic sulfurous compounds with strong biocidal activity. in detached roots cultured in vitro, the thiophene content was 5 μmol·(g fresh weight)(-1) which is 25-times higher than in roots attached to the plant. in roots derived from tissues transformed by agrobacterium tumefaciens and a. rhizogenes, the morphology and thiophene content varied with the bacterial strain used. transformation stimulated the elongation of the root tip ... | 1989 | 24201420 |
| chemical characterization and acaricide potential of essential oil from aerial parts of tagetes patula l. (asteraceae) against engorged adult females of rhipicephalus sanguineus (latreille, 1806). | rhipicephalus sanguineus, commonly known as the brown dog tick, is one of the most widely distributed species of tick. in dogs, it can cause anemia and provide the transmission of pathogenic microorganisms such as babesia canis, ehrlichia canis, hepatozoon canis, anaplasma platys, and mycoplasma haemocanis. to man, it can transmit the intracellular parasites rickettsia rickettsii and rickettsia conorii, the causative agents of the rocky mountain spotted fever in the americas and mediterranean an ... | 2013 | 23508761 |
| variation in phenolic profile, β-carotene and flavonoid contents, biological activities of two tagetes species from pakistani flora. | the objective of present study was to evaluate the variation in phenolic profile, β-carotene, flavonoid contents, antioxidant and antimicrobial properties of tagetes eracta and tagetes patula (t. erecta and t. patula) through different in vitro assays.,antioxidant activity was determined through 2, 2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (dpph) free radical scavenging and inhibition of linoleic acid peroxidation assays and antibacterial and antifungal activities studied using the disc diffusion and resazuri ... | 2017 | 28299905 |
| antifungal, antiradical and cytotoxic activities of extractives obtained from tagetes patula l. (asteraceae), a potential acaricide plant species. | tagetes patula l. shows a complex chemical composition, ranging from glycosylated flavonoids and thiophenes in extracts until terpenoids in the essential oil. in the present study, due to this rich flavonoidic constitution, its antioxidant potential was determined, having shown values of antiradical percentage superior to reference compounds, mainly the extracts prepared with flowers. previous studies performed emphasized the acaricide potential of t. patula and thus, the present study aimed to ... | 2016 | 26945559 |
| effect of tropical rotation crops on meloidogyne incognita and other plant-parasitic nematodes. | in a field experiment conducted on sandy soil in florida during the 1993 season, rotation crops of castor (ricinus communis), velvetbean (mucuna deeringina), 'mississippi silver' cowpea (vigna unguiculata), american jointvetch (aeschynomene americana), 'dehapine 51' cotton (gossypium hirsutum), and 'sx-17' sorghum-sudangrass (sorghum bicolor x s. sudanense) were effective in maintaining low population densities (<12/100 cm(3) soil) of meloidogyne incognita race 1, whereas high population densiti ... | 1995 | 19277319 |
| the potential of five winter-grown crops to reduce root-knot nematode damage and increase yield of tomato. | broccoli (brassica oleracea), carrot (daucus carota), marigold (tagetes patula), nematode-resistant tomato (solanum lycopersicum), and strawberry (fragaria ananassa) were grown for three years during the winter in a root-knot nematode (meloidogyne incognita) infested field in southern california. each year in the spring, the tops of all crops were shredded and incorporated in the soil. amendment with poultry litter was included as a sub-treatment. the soil was then covered with clear plastic for ... | 2010 | 22736848 |
| strip-tilled cover cropping for managing nematodes, soil mesoarthropods, and weeds in a bitter melon agroecosystem. | a field trial was conducted to examine whether strip-tilled cover cropping followed by living mulch practice could suppress root-knot nematode (meloidogyne incognita) and enhance beneficial nematodes and other soil mesofauna, while suppressing weeds throughout two vegetable cropping seasons. sunn hemp (sh), crotalaria juncea, and french marigold (mg), tagetes patula, were grown for three months, strip-tilled, and bitter melon (momordica charantia) seedlings were transplanted into the tilled stri ... | 2010 | 22736847 |
| sensitivity of bedding plants to southern root-knot nematode, meloidogyne incognita race 3. | thirty-two cultivars of 10 commonly-grown bedding plants, representing eight families, were evaluated for their response to infection by the root-knot nematode, meloidogyne incognita race 3, under greenhouse conditions. four ageratum cultivars, two marigold, and two salvia cultivars were rated resistant after exposure for 8 weeks. four begonia, four celosia, one dianthus, one verbena, one vinca, and three pansy cultivars were susceptible. three salvia, one begonia, one gerber, one verbena, and t ... | 1994 | 19279964 |
| cropping effects of marigolds, corn, and okra on population levels of meloidogyne javanica and on carrot yields. | | 1984 | 19294045 |
| larvicidal activity of tagetes patula essential oil against three mosquito species. | larvicidal activity of tagetes patula essential oil was tested against the fourth instar larvae of aedes aegypti, anopheles stephensi, and culex quinquefaciatus. five different concentrations of essential oil were studied and the results were compared with that of synthetic insecticide, malathion. a. aegypti (lc(50) 13.57, lc(90) 37.91) was most susceptible followed by an. stephensi (lc(50) 12.08, lc(90) 57.62) and c. quinquefaciatus (lc(50) 22.33, lc(90) 71.89). | 2005 | 15734310 |
| larvicidal activity of tagetes minuta (marigold) toward aedes aegypti. | the steam distilled oils of 3 species of marigold, tagetes patula, t. erecta and t. minuta, were tested for larvicidal activity toward third instar aedes aegypti; activity at 10 ppm was demonstrated only for t. minuta. the larvicidal property of the whole oil dispersed in water persisted for at least 9 days. the terpene, ocimenone, which is a part of the whole oil, was found to be larvicidal only at a higher concentration than the whole oil and to lose its activity within 24 h after dispersal in ... | 1991 | 1895085 |
| evaluation of phytoremediation potential of tagetes patula l. for the degradation of textile dye reactive blue 160 and assessment of the toxicity of degraded metabolites by cytogenotoxicity. | tagetes patula is an annual flowering plant belonging to family asteraceae. the present study deals with in vitro decolorization and remediation of a textile dye reactive blue 160 by t. patula. there was considerable (∼90%) decolorization of the dye within 4d of incubation, as confirmed by uv-vis, hplc and ftir analysis. the enzymes responsible for the remediation were lignin peroxidase, tyrosinase, laccase and nadh-dcip reductase which were found in root tissues of the plantlets. gc-ms analysis ... | 2013 | 23466082 |
| phytoremediation of textile dyes and effluents: current scenario and future prospects. | phytoremediation has emerged as a green, passive, solar energy driven and cost effective approach for environmental cleanup when compared to physico-chemical and even other biological methods. textile dyes and effluents are condemned as one of the worst polluters of our precious water bodies and soils. they are well known mutagenic, carcinogenic, allergic and cytotoxic agents posing threats to all life forms. plant based treatment of textile dyes is relatively new and hitherto has remained an un ... | 2015 | 26386310 |
| hydrophilic and lipophilic antioxidant capacities of georgian spices for meat and their possible health implications. | georgian cuisine is famous for its spices for meat dishes. many spices are rich in polyphenols and other antioxidants that reduce the formation of carcinogenic products during thermal processing of meat and counteract its adverse health effects. in spite of the relative popularity of meat dishes, georgia is characterized by low incidence of the colorectal cancer. we suggest that this phenomenon may be at least partially related to antioxidant-rich spices and other products of plant origin copiou ... | 2010 | 20234067 |
| insecticidal activity of an essential oil of tagetes patula l. (asteraceae) on common bed bug cimex lectularius l. and molecular docking of major compounds at the catalytic site of clache1. | emerging resistance to insecticides has influenced pharmaceutical research and the search for alternatives to control the common bed bug cimex lectularius. in this sense, natural products can play a major role. tagetes patula, popularly known as dwarf marigold, is a plant native to north america with biocide potential. the aim of this work was to evaluate the biological activity of t. patula essential oil (eo) against adult common bed bugs via exposure to dry residues by the impregnated paper di ... | 2017 | 27838836 |
| effects of mixed cropping on a soil nematode community in honduras. | nematode-resistant tropical legumes are effective in reducing populations of plant-parasitic nematodes when used in rotation systems. mixed cropping is a common practice of many small farmers in central america, but little is known about the effects of tropical legumes on nematode communities under these systems. to examine the effects of intercropping on the nematode fauna associated with squash (cucurbita pepo) and cucumber (cucumis sativa) in honduras, two field experiments were conducted to ... | 1993 | 19279824 |
| adaptation of plants to altered shoot orientation relative to the gravity vector. | wheat triticum aestivum l., carrots daucus carota l., chinese cabbage brassica pekinensis rupr., and african marigold tagetes patula l. were grown at natural and inverted orientation in the earth gravitational field. light vector was set unidirectional or opposite directional relative to the gravity vector. shoot orientation relative to the gravity vector was set natural or invert. plants grew in the special pots furnished with plane or cylindrical hydrophilic porous membranes. the membrane allo ... | 2004 | 16240510 |