Study on the antiviral effect of aquatic and alcoholic extracts of Urtica dioica L. on rose mosaic viral disease in vitro culture

Rakhshandehroo, F.; Modarresi, A.; Zamani Zadeh, H.R.

doi:10.22092/ijmapr.2009.7181

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

¹ Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

² School of Biologocal Sciences, University of Science (UCM), Penang Island, Malaysia

https://doi.org/10.22092/ijmapr.2009.7181

Abstract

Stinging nettle has been used for treating several human chronic diseases. This research focused on the use of Urtica dioica L. (stinging nettle) aquatic and alcoholic extracts for the production of mosaic virus-free rose plants by explant culture from infected parent material. Toward this aim a survey was conducted to detect the viruses infecting Rosa species in main rose growing plantations of Tehran province and its suburbs. Using Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent (DAS-ELISA) and Dot-Blot (DIBA) serological methods and polyclonal antibodies, 530 rose samples were tested for the presence of Prunus necrotic ringspot virus and Arabis mosaic virus. Transplant medium culture in MS medium was performed for a 20 infected rose transplants which were infected with ArMV and PNRSV viruses. Dried leaves and roots of nettle plants were extracted with water and 95% ethanol. Aquatic and alcoholic (ethanol) U. dioica extracts inoculated with three different concentrations (5, 2, 0.5 mg/ml) (extract/ml medium) into MS media. Rose transplants were serologically tested for the presence of viruses 30 days after treating. Results indicated that the aquatic extract of nettle plants at the concentration of 5 and 2 mg/ml and ethanol extract at the concentration of 0.5 and 2 (mg/ml) are effective in eliminating 90% of PNRSV and 42% of ArMV respectively. According to the results of this study U. dioica aquatic and alcoholic extracts are able to adversely affect the rose mosaic virus replication. They may be used as an herbal source as viricidal preparations against rose mosaic disease caused by ArMV and PNRSV.

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Iranian Journal of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Research

Study on the antiviral effect of aquatic and alcoholic extracts of Urtica dioica L. on rose mosaic viral disease in vitro culture

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Volume 25, Issue 3 - Serial Number 45
November 2009
Pages 403-413

Study on the antiviral effect of aquatic and alcoholic extracts of Urtica dioica L. on rose mosaic viral disease in vitro culture

References

References

Volume 25, Issue 3 - Serial Number 45November 2009Pages 403-413

Volume 25, Issue 3 - Serial Number 45
November 2009
Pages 403-413