Use of botanical pesticides in agriculture as an alternative to synthetic pesticides

PM Ngegba, G Cui, MZ Khalid, G Zhong - Agriculture, 2022 - mdpi.com
Pest management is being confronted with immense economic and environmental issues
worldwide because of massive utilization and over-reliance on pesticides. The non-target …

Biocontrol activity of aromatic and medicinal plants and their bioactive components against soil-borne pathogens

B Greff, A Sáhó, E Lakatos, L Varga - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Soil-borne phytopathogens can have detrimental effects on both cereal and horticultural
crops resulting in serious losses worldwide. Due to their high efficiency and easy …

Chitosan Nanoparticles Inactivate Alfalfa Mosaic Virus Replication and Boost Innate Immunity in Nicotiana glutinosa Plants

A Abdelkhalek, SH Qari, MAAR Abu-Saied, AM Khalil… - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Plant viral infection is one of the most severe issues in food security globally, resulting in
considerable crop production losses. Chitosan is a well-known biocontrol agent against a …

First Report of Protective Activity of Paronychia argentea Extract against Tobacco Mosaic Virus Infection

A Abdelkhalek, AA Al-Askar, MM Alsubaie, SI Behiry - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
The widespread use of chemical control agents and pesticides for plant-pathogen control
has caused many human health and environmental issues. Plant extracts and biocontrol …

Ferulic acid from plant biomass: A phytochemical with promising antiviral properties

I Antonopoulou, E Sapountzaki, U Rova… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Plant biomass is a magnificent renewable resource for phytochemicals that carry bioactive
properties. Ferulic acid (FA) is a hydroxycinnamic acid that is found widespread in plant cell …

Post-Harvest Enhancing and Botrytis cinerea Control of Strawberry Fruits Using Low Cost and Eco-Friendly Natural Oils

DY Abd-Elkader, MZM Salem, DA Komeil, AA Al-Huqail… - Agronomy, 2021 - mdpi.com
This work investigates an experimental study for using low-cost and eco-friendly oils to
increase the shelf life of strawberry fruit. Three natural oils were used:(i) Eucalyptus …

Plantago lagopus extract as a green fungicide induces systemic resistance against Rhizoctonia root rot disease in tomato plants

SI Behiry, AA Al-Askar, SA Soliman, FO Alotibi… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Extensive use of chemical control agents and fungicides typically leads to numerous risks to
human health and the environment. Using plant extracts as natural substances represents a …

Ethnopharmacology, phytochemistry and pharmacology of potent antibacterial medicinal plants from Africa

V Kuete - Advances in Botanical Research, 2023 - Elsevier
In this chapter, the traditional use, the phytochemical composition, and the pharmacological
activities of African medicinal plants displaying antibacterial effects were reported. We have …

New Approach for Using of Mentha longifolia L. and Citrus reticulata L. Essential Oils as Wood-Biofungicides: GC-MS, SEM, and MNDO Quantum Chemical Studies

HM Ali, WAAA Elgat, M El-Hefny, MZM Salem, AS Taha… - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: Fungi growing on wood cause deterioration of stored food materials or
discoloration of the wood itself, and the search for new and safe bioagents is recently …

Defense Responses and Metabolic Changes Involving Phenylpropanoid Pathway and PR Genes in Squash (Cucurbita pepo L.) following Cucumber mosaic virus …

A Abdelkhalek, L Király, ANA Al-Mansori, HA Younes… - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
The current study focuses on the effects of Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) infection on
phytochemical changes and pathogenesis-and phenylpropanoid pathway-associated gene …