Alma Leticia Salas Gómez

Dr. Alma Leticia Salas Gómez

Investigación y Posgrado, Autonomous University of Tamaulipas, Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico

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Academic Career Length

4Years (2023-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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3 February 2023 in Plants
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AGAlma Leticia Salas Gómez
Alma Leticia Salas Gómez
Cesar Alejandro Espinoza-AhumadaCesar Alejandro Espinoza-Ahumada
Cesar Alejandro Espinoza-Ahumada
RGRocío Guadalupe Castillo Godina
Rocío Guadalupe Castillo Godina
JAJ. A. Ascacio-Valdes
J. A. Ascacio-Valdes
RRRaul Rodriguez
Raul Rodriguez
EOEduardo Osorio
Eduardo Osorio
Synthetic chemicals are mainly used for the control of fungal diseases in tomato, causing the phytopathogens to generate resistance to the chemical active ingredient, with a consequent risk to human health and the environment. The use of plant extracts is an option for the control of these diseases, which is why the main objective of this research was to study an alternative biocontrol strategy for the management of plant diseases caused by fungi through obtaining polyphenol extracts from mistletoe plants growing on three different tree species—mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa), cedar (Cedrus), and oak (Quercus), which contain flavones, anthocyanins, and luteolin. The overall chemical structure of the obtained plant extracts was investigated by RP-HPLC-ESI-MS liquid chromatography. The antifungal effect of these extracts was examined. The target phytopathogenic fungi were isolated from tomato plantations located in Altamira, Tamaulipas, Mexico. The microorganisms were characterized by classical and molecular methods and identified as Alternaria alternata, Fusarium oxysporum, Fusarium sp., and Rhizoctonia solani.