As the acreage of glyphosate-resistant (GR) cropping systems increases, so does the occurrence of herbicide-resistant weeds in the landscape. Biotypes of GR Conyza canadensis were first observed in Delaware, USA, in 2000. Since the first documentation of GR C. canadensis, there have been many instances of independent evolution of GR C. canadensis biotypes. The ecology of GR C. canadensis and any potential fitness consequences of GR trait are still unknown. If there is no fitness cost or a fitness increase associated with the GR trait, GR C. canadensis may increase in prevalence in the landscape even in the absence of glyphosate application. With the consideration that fitness is a difficult parameter to measure, other variables may be used as surrogate measures of fitness, such as reproduction, growth rate, phenology, survivorship, etc. This research seeks to determine if differences exist in surrogate measures of fitness - patterns of growth, reproductive allocation, and competitive ability - and if so, how differences may apply to future population changes, for glyphosate-resistant and -susceptible C. canadensis. The first two experiments presented test two populations of GR plants and two populations of GS plants, first in a greenhouse study of shading effects and intraspecific competition (Chapter 2), and second in a field survivorship study within two habitat types (Chapter 3). The third study tests for the prevalence of GR C. canadensis in field margins of GR cropping systems and seeks correlations in the occurrence of resistance and factors related to geography and field management (Chapter 4). The greenhouse study (Experiment 1, Chapter 2) of surrogate measures of fitness (growth, reproduction) in response to intraspecific competitive ability and shading showed that, while all populations had the same response to shading, there were differences between populations in growth and reproduction. While all measures were greater for individual plants with no competition, plants competing with individuals from one of the GR populations (R2) often had measures that were not different from the no competition treatment or were greater than the other competition treatments (R1, S1, and S2). The field survivorship study compared growth, survival, and reproduction of the previously studied four populations of C. canadensis is two habitats, a old-field in the second year of succession (ruderal) and a soybean field planted with a GR cultivar (agrestal) (Experiment 2, Chapter 3). One of the GR populations (R1) had the highest survivorship of the four populations in the ruderal habitat, while there was no difference in survivorship of the four populations in the agrestal habitat. While there was little difference in growth between ruderal populations, in the agrestal habitat, one GS population (S1) consistently had the smallest diameter, height, and leaf number. One of the agrestal GR populations (R2) was larger than the others, though not always different from R1. R1 was the first population to senesce regardless of habitat. Both agrestal GR populations produced more capitulae (seed heads) than the GS populations, and R1 also showed high reproductive success in the ruderal habitat. A test for the occurrence of GR C. canadensis in field margins of GR cropping systems (Experiment 3, Chapter 4) utilized a discriminating spray test on seed collected from the margins of 17 agricultural fields in 2008 from Illinois, Indiana, and Nebraska. The relationships between the occurrence of GR C. canadensis in 2008 field margins and 1) geography, 2) field management practices, 3) herbicide diversity, 4) weed community diversity, 5) field-interior changes in C. canadensis populations (λ), and 6) knowledge or suspicion of difficult-to-control C. canadensis populations, were tested. Geography was the clearest relationship in these data and was related to geography, with greater, more variable occurrence of GR C. canadensis in 2008 field margins in the southern and eastern sites than the northern and western sites. Management practices in field-interiors from year 2006 to 2008 had little relationship to occurrence of GR C. canadensis in 2008 field margins, except for the increased use of tillage and the increased use of non-glyphosate herbicide modes of action in 2007 field-interiors of fields with the highest occurrence of GR C. canadensis in the field margins in 2008. Additionally, the greatest occurrence of GR C. canadensis was associated with high diversity in the weed community in 2007 field-interiors. These results suggest that GR C. canadensis persisted in 2008 field margins even though there was a perceivable increase in management intensity the previous year. In conclusion, although there were no differences in fitness clearly associated with the GR trait in C. canadensis, GR populations may possess equal or greater vigor in growth, reproduction, and competition as GS populations. Based on these results, GR C. canadensis may persist in agricultural field-margins or other ruderal, unmanaged habitats and act as a seed source for future field-interior infestations. Depending on the characteristics of the GR biotype, GR C. canadensis may increase in frequency in the landscape.

Orientadores: Susanne Rath, Sonia Claudia do Nascimento de Queiroz / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Química / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-27T01:49:14Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Porto_RafaelSilveira_M.pdf: 1983268 bytes, checksum: f89fcb853911e559df9889c577be5a8e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015 / Resumo: O Brasil é um dos maiores produtores de frutas do mundo, no entanto, estima-se que doenças pós-colheita possam gerar perdas de até 50% em sua produção. A forma mais comum de tratamento para essas doenças envolve a aplicação de fungicidas sintéticos. Contudo, nos últimos anos, a demanda por tratamentos alternativos tem crescido, com destaque para o uso de biopesticidas, produtos desenvolvidos a partir de plantas, microrganismos e insetos. Este trabalho teve como objetivo investigar a presença dos compostos bioativos (4Z)-lachnophyllum lactona, (4Z,8Z)-matricaria lactona e (2Z,8Z)-matricaria ester nos espécimes brasileiros da planta Conyza canadensis, bem como avaliar a atividade antifúngica dessas substâncias isoladas contra diversos fungos associados a doenças pós-colheita de frutas. Por cromatografia flash preparativa foi possível isolar a (4Z)-lachnophyllum lactona e a (4Z,8Z)-matricaria lactona a partir de extratos da planta obtidos com diclorometano. Os compostos foram caracterizados por GC-MS/MS, NMR 1H e 13C, 1H-1H COSY e 1H-13C HSQC. Foram realizados ensaios de difusão em disco com 10 fungos filamentosos causadores de doenças pós-colheita em frutas. Os fungos Aspergillus niger, Cladosporium spp. e Penicillium digitatum se mostraram susceptíveis ao tratamento e, para eles, a concentração mínima inibitória dos compostos variou de 32 a 64 µg mL-1. Também foi desenvolvido um método de extração empregando água quente pressurizada, no qual foram otimizados os parâmetros de temperatura (100 °C), tempo de ciclo (1 min) e número de ciclos (quatro). Com essa técnica foi possível obter um rendimento de 1,46 mg g-1 e 0,24 mg g-1 para a (4Z)-lachnophyllum lactona e a (4Z,8Z)-matricaria lactona, respectivamente. O extrato aquoso da Conyza canadensis pode ser aplicado diretamente nos frutos com a vantagem de não conter resíduos de solventes orgânicos tóxicos / Abstract: razil is one of the largest fruit producers in the world. Nevertheless, it is estimated that postharvest diseases can lead to losses of up to 50% in its production. The most common treatment for these diseases involves the application of synthetic fungicides. Nonetheless, in recent years, the demand for alternative treatments has increased, especially for the use of biopesticides, products developed from plants, microorganisms and insects. This study aimed to investigate the presence of the bioactive compounds (4Z)-lachnophyllum lactone, (4Z,8Z)-matricaria lactone and (2Z,8Z)-matricaria ester in Brazilian specimens of the weed Conyza canadensis, as well as to evaluate the antifungal activity of these isolated substances against several fungi associated with postharvest diseases of fruits. With the use of preparative flash chromatography it was possible to isolate (4Z)-lachnophyllum lactone and (4Z,8Z)-matricaria lactone from plant extracts obtained with dichloromethane. The compounds were characterized by GC-MS/MS, NMR 1H e 13C, 1H-1H COSY and 1H-13C HSQC. Disk diffusion assays were performed in order to investigate the activity of the isolated compounds against 10 filamentous fungi regarded as common postharvest pathogens of fruits. Aspergillus niger, Cladosporium spp. and Penicillium digitatum proved susceptible to the treatment and, for them, the minimum inhibitory concentration of the compounds varied from 32 to 64 µg mL-1. An extraction method using pressurized hot water was also developed, in which the parameters of temperature (100 ° C), cycle time (1 min) and number of cycles (four) were optimized. By using this technique, it was possible to obtain a yield of 1.46 mg g-1 and 0.24 mg g-1 for the (4Z)-lachnophyllum lactone and (4Z,8Z)-matricaria lactone, respectively. The aqueous extract of Conyza canadensis can be applied directly on fruits with the advantage of not containing residues of toxic organic solvents / Mestrado / Quimica Analitica / Mestre em Química

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Todos os estudos foram realizados em casa-de-vegetação em delineamento inteiramente casualizado e em esquema fatorial, com 6 herbicidas (780 g e.a. ha-1 do herbicida EnlistTM; 780 + 820 g e.a. ha-1 da mistura formulada EnlistDuoTM; 780 g e.a. ha-1 de DMA 806 BR; 820 g e.a. ha-1 de Glizmax®Prime; 780 + 820 g e.a. ha-1 da mistura dos herbicidas DMA 806 BR + Glizmax®Prime e 780 + 820 g e.a. ha-1 da mistura de EnlistTM + Glizmax®Prime). Para o estudo de absorção o fatorial foi 6X4, com os 6 herbicidas e 4 intervalos de lavagem, com 5 repetições; para os de deposição e translocação o fatorial foi 6X2, sendo os 6 herbicidas e 2 regiões (ápice e base), com 6 repetições; e para o de eficácia, 6X5, os 6 herbicidas e 5 intervalos de chuva, com 4 repetições. No estudo de absorção foram quantificados os teores dos herbicidas internos e externos às plantas. Nos de deposição e translocação a quantificação dos herbicidas internos às plantas foi realizada para ambos, sendo que no de translocação a quantificação foi realizada aos 2 e 4 dias após a aplicação (DAA). No de eficácia foi realizada a avaliação visual de fitointoxicação aos 7, 14, 21 e 28 DAA e a massa seca aos 28 DAA. A mistura de 2,4-D e glyphosate, sendo ela formulada ou em tanque, aumentou a absorção e a eficácia do 2,4-D no controle de Conyza canadensis. A absorção de 2,4-D foi contínua ao longo das primeiras 24 horas com aumento dos teores internos e da porcentagem de controle com o avanço dos intervalos sem chuva ou lavagem. As folhas da base de Conyza canadensis receberam as maiores deposições de 2,4-D e glyphosate, sendo as principais responsáveis pela absorção dos herbicidas. A translocação do 2,4-D e do glyphosate é muito mais intensa no sentido base-ápice do que no sentido inverso. As maiores deposições nas folhas da base associada à maior translocação da base para o ápice contribuem para ação sistêmica desses herbicidas. / With the objective to evaluate the effects of formulations and rainless intervals three experimentes were done in order to obtain information about deposition, absorption, translocation and efficacy of the herbicides 2,4-D and glyphosate, alone or in mixture, in Conyza canadensis plants. All studies were performed in green house in a completely randomized design and in a factorial with 6 herbicides (780 g a.i. ha-1 of the herbicide EnlistTM; 780 + 820 g a.i. ha-1 of the formulated mixture EnlistDuoTM; 780 g a.i. ha-1 of DMA 806 BR; 820 g a.i. ha-1 of Glizmax®Prime; 780 + 820 g a.i. ha-1 of the herbicides mixtures DMA 806 BR + Glizmax®Prime and 780 + 820 g a.i. ha-1 of the mixture EnlistTM + Glizmax®Prime). To the absorption study the fatorial was 6X4, with 6 herbicides and 4 washing intervals, with 5 repititions; to the deposition and translocation study, the factorial was 6x2, with 6 herbicides and 2 regions (apex and base), with 6 repetitions; and to the efficacy study, 6X5, with the 6 herbicides and 5 rain intervals, with 4 repetitions. In the absorption study were quantified the levels of internal and external herbicides to plants. In the deposition and translocation, quantifying the internal herbicides to plants was conducted for both and to translocation the quantification performed at 2 and 4 days after application (DAA). For the efficacy study it was conducted a visual evaluation of injury at 7, 14, 21 and 28 DAA and dry mass at 28 DAA. The mixture of 2,4-D and glyphosate, formulated or in a tank mix, increased the absorption and the efficacy of 2,4-D in control of Conyza canadensis. The 2,4-D absorption was uniform throughout the first 24 hours with increasing internal levels and the percentage of control with the advance of intervals without rain or washing. The base leaves of Conyza canadensis received the biggest deposition of 2,4-D and glyphosate, mainly responsible for the absorption of herbicides. The translocation of 2,4-D and glyphosate is much more intense towards base-apex than in the reverse. The biggest depositons in the base leaves associated with higher translocation from base to apex contribute to systemic action of these herbicides.

The anti-inflammatory properties of four medicinal plants were investigated. These plant extracts were subjected to screening for their possible effects as antioxidative, analgesic, and anti-inflammatory agents. In the antioxidant activity, the Plantago lancelota extracts resulted in an IC50 value of 0.4 mg/mL compared to the positive control quecertin with IC50 0.04 mg/mL Plantago lanceolata inhibited COX-2 activity with IC50 values of 0.41 mg/mL. However, the COX-1 inhibition indicated an IC50 of 68.99 mg/mL. The lipoxygenase assay indicated that Plantago lanceolata was the most active plant species with an IC50 value of 4.86 mg/mL compared to the positive control (quecertin) with an IC50<2mg/mL. The nitric oxide assay of the plant extracts indicates a dose-dependent activity of our plant extracts. Likewise the cell viability result indicated a good activity at dose 100 mg/mL. / Life and Consumer Sciences / M. Sc. (Life Sciences)

The anti-inflammatory properties of four medicinal plants were investigated. These plant extracts were subjected to screening for their possible effects as antioxidative, analgesic, and anti-inflammatory agents. In the antioxidant activity, the Plantago lancelota extracts resulted in an IC50 value of 0.4 mg/mL compared to the positive control quecertin with IC50 0.04 mg/mL Plantago lanceolata inhibited COX-2 activity with IC50 values of 0.41 mg/mL. However, the COX-1 inhibition indicated an IC50 of 68.99 mg/mL. The lipoxygenase assay indicated that Plantago lanceolata was the most active plant species with an IC50 value of 4.86 mg/mL compared to the positive control (quecertin) with an IC50<2mg/mL. The nitric oxide assay of the plant extracts indicates a dose-dependent activity of our plant extracts. Likewise the cell viability result indicated a good activity at dose 100 mg/mL. / Life and Consumer Sciences / M. Sc. (Life Sciences)

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