The Potential of Piperidine Alkaloids-rich Extracts from Prosopis spp. to Combat Plant Pests and Diseases
C. V. Muro-Medina
Centro de Investigación y Asistencia en Tecnología y Diseño del Estado de Jalisco, A.C. Camino Arenero 1227, El Bajío, 44270 Zapopan, Mexico.
S. García-Morales
CONACYT-Centro de Investigación y Asistencia en Tecnología y Diseño del Estado de Jalisco, A.C. Camino Arenero 1227, El Bajío, 44270 Zapopan, Mexico.
A. Ortiz- Caltempa
Centro de Investigación en Biotecnología-Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos. Av. Universidad 1001, Chamilpa, 62209, Cuernavaca, Mexico.
E. Tapia-Campos
Centro de Investigación y Asistencia en Tecnología y Diseño del Estado de Jalisco, A.C. Camino Arenero 1227, El Bajío, 44270 Zapopan, Mexico.
J. M. León-Morales *
Coordinación Académica Región Altiplano Oeste-Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí. Carretera Salinas-Santo Domingo 200, 78600, Salinas de Hidalgo, San Luis Potosí, Mexico.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The genus Prosopis comprises 44 species of spiny small trees adapted to arid and semiarid regions of the planet that have been used by human populations as a source of wood, food and medicine. Prosopis spp. possess high quantities of phenolic compounds and piperidine alkaloids with antioxidant, neurotoxic, antimicrobial, antimalarial, insecticidal and allelopathic activities. Juliprosopine is the major and more characterized piperidine alkaloid present in the genus Prosopis. In this review we present the potential of Prosopis spp. extracts and piperidine alkaloids for the control of plant pests and diseases and discuss the possibility of their use as an alternative in organic agriculture.
Keywords: Prosopis spp. extracts, piperidine alkaloids, phytopathogen, plant diseases