COMPOSITION COMPRISING CINNAMON OIL, BENZALDEHYDE OR CINNAMALDEHYDE FOR PREVENTING BACTERIAL FRUIT BLOTCH OF WATERMELON

摘要

The present invention relates to the novel use of cinnamon oil, benzaldehyde or cinnamaldehyde, and more specifically, to a composition including cinnamon oil, benzaldehyde or cinnamaldehyde as an active ingredient to control a plant pathogenic bacterium. According to the present invention, cinnamon oil, and benzaldehyde or cinnamaldehyde which is a main ingredient of the cinnamon oil show excellent antibacterial activity against Acidovorax avenae subsp. citrulli which is a pathogenic bacterium causing bacterial fruit rottenness. Therefore, according to the present invention, a composition including cinnamon oil, benzaldehyde or cinnamaldehyde as an active ingredient can be practically used for a natural pesticide or a fertilizer additive to control a pathogenic bacterium which causes rottenness in the fruit of a Cucurbitaceae crop. Especially, according to the present invention, cinnamon oil, and benzaldehyde or cinnamaldehyde which is a main ingredient of the cinnamon oil are substances derived from a plant body and thus can environment-friendly control bacteria.