Use of tagetes minuta oil and its components as antiviral agents
AssigneeCouncil of Scientific and Industrial Research
InventorsBikram Singh, Virendara Prasad Joshi, Raja Ram, Anupama Sharma, Aijaz Asghar Zaidi
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Abstract
This invention relates to an antiviral composition for the treatment of plant viruses comprising an effective amount of Tagetes minuta oil, its active constituents, Z-β-ocimene and dihydrotagetone, or any mixture thereof. The invention also relates to the use of Tagetes minuta oil, its active constituents Z-β-ocimene and dihydrotagetone, or any mixture thereof for the treatment of plant viruses.
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A method for treating a plant infected with a plant virus comprising administering an antiviral composition comprising an effective amount of Tagetes minuta oil, Z-β-ocimene, dihydrotagetone and mixtures thereof to the plant infected with the plant virus.
A method for inhibiting a plant virus comprising administering an antiviral composition comprising an effective amount of Tagetes minuta oil, Z-β-ocimene, dihydrotagetone and mixtures thereof to a plant.
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