Plantain banana is an important cash crop that serves as stable food for millions of people around the world and contributes to income generation. Indeed, they provide a major staple food crop for millions of people a...Plantain banana is an important cash crop that serves as stable food for millions of people around the world and contributes to income generation. Indeed, they provide a major staple food crop for millions of people and play an important role in the social fabric of many rural communities. Plantain banana cultivation encounters major problem of seedlings unavailability that are essential for the creation of new plantations, as well as parasitic constraints. Mycosphaerella fijiensis is the main pathogen attack constraints of banana plant responsible of black Sigatoka disease, and viruses, which can severely reduce the photosynthetic leaf area, leading to banana production losses of more than 80% in plantations with soil fertility problems. The repeated use of synthetic input is the origin of contamination to the environment, different pollution sources of plants and human health, as well as resistance to some strains of pathogens and plant fertilization problems over time. Recent works carried out in nursery have shown that vivoplants of plantains treated with biostimulants based on natural products notably Tithonia diversifolia biopromote good growth and less susceptibility to M. fijiensis. Indeed, an increase in agromorphological characteristics, good accumulation of growth and defense biomarkers was also observed. In this context, Tithonia diversifolia is shown to be involved in the stimulatory effect mechanism of growth promotion and defensive reaction of plantain vivoplants against various pathogens and it is suggested to be acting as a vital stimulator. This article reviews the current state of knowledge on plantain banana cultivation constraints and on the potential of Tithonia diversifolia in relation with its different stimulatory effects on plantain vivoplants.展开更多
Developing bioprotective materials with bactericidal activity is of great significance since it can effectively keep healthcare workers from infection by emerging infectious diseases;however,this is still a big challe...Developing bioprotective materials with bactericidal activity is of great significance since it can effectively keep healthcare workers from infection by emerging infectious diseases;however,this is still a big challenge.Herein,we fabricate a novel rechargeable N-halamine antibacterial material by functionalizing electrospun poly(vinyl alcohol-co-ethylene)(EVOH)nanofibers with dimethylol-5,5-dimethylhydantoin(DMDMH).The premise of the design is that the N-halamine com-pound,DMDMH,can be covalently grafted on the nanofibers,endowing the EVOH nanofibrous membranes(ENM)with rechargeable and durable bactericidal activity.The as-prepared DMDMH functionalized ENM(EDNM)render rechargeable chlorination capacity(>2000 ppm),high inactivation efficacy against bacteria(>99.9999%within 3 min),high filtration efficiency(>99.5%)under low air resistance,and robust mechanical properties,which are due to the synergistic effect of the unique characters of N-halamines and electrospun nanofibrous architecture.The successful synthesis of the N-halamine antibacterial membranes can serve as a functional layer of protective equipment that capable of inactivating and intercepting pathogenic bioaerosols,providing new ways into the development of new-generation antibacterial bioprotective materials.展开更多
文摘Plantain banana is an important cash crop that serves as stable food for millions of people around the world and contributes to income generation. Indeed, they provide a major staple food crop for millions of people and play an important role in the social fabric of many rural communities. Plantain banana cultivation encounters major problem of seedlings unavailability that are essential for the creation of new plantations, as well as parasitic constraints. Mycosphaerella fijiensis is the main pathogen attack constraints of banana plant responsible of black Sigatoka disease, and viruses, which can severely reduce the photosynthetic leaf area, leading to banana production losses of more than 80% in plantations with soil fertility problems. The repeated use of synthetic input is the origin of contamination to the environment, different pollution sources of plants and human health, as well as resistance to some strains of pathogens and plant fertilization problems over time. Recent works carried out in nursery have shown that vivoplants of plantains treated with biostimulants based on natural products notably Tithonia diversifolia biopromote good growth and less susceptibility to M. fijiensis. Indeed, an increase in agromorphological characteristics, good accumulation of growth and defense biomarkers was also observed. In this context, Tithonia diversifolia is shown to be involved in the stimulatory effect mechanism of growth promotion and defensive reaction of plantain vivoplants against various pathogens and it is suggested to be acting as a vital stimulator. This article reviews the current state of knowledge on plantain banana cultivation constraints and on the potential of Tithonia diversifolia in relation with its different stimulatory effects on plantain vivoplants.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51773033,and 51673037)the Shanghai Committee of Science and Technology(No.18511109500).
文摘Developing bioprotective materials with bactericidal activity is of great significance since it can effectively keep healthcare workers from infection by emerging infectious diseases;however,this is still a big challenge.Herein,we fabricate a novel rechargeable N-halamine antibacterial material by functionalizing electrospun poly(vinyl alcohol-co-ethylene)(EVOH)nanofibers with dimethylol-5,5-dimethylhydantoin(DMDMH).The premise of the design is that the N-halamine com-pound,DMDMH,can be covalently grafted on the nanofibers,endowing the EVOH nanofibrous membranes(ENM)with rechargeable and durable bactericidal activity.The as-prepared DMDMH functionalized ENM(EDNM)render rechargeable chlorination capacity(>2000 ppm),high inactivation efficacy against bacteria(>99.9999%within 3 min),high filtration efficiency(>99.5%)under low air resistance,and robust mechanical properties,which are due to the synergistic effect of the unique characters of N-halamines and electrospun nanofibrous architecture.The successful synthesis of the N-halamine antibacterial membranes can serve as a functional layer of protective equipment that capable of inactivating and intercepting pathogenic bioaerosols,providing new ways into the development of new-generation antibacterial bioprotective materials.
