The use of microbial inoculants for biological control, plant growth promotion, and sustainable agriculture: A review

ASM Elnahal, MT El-Saadony, AM Saad… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Microbial control agents serve as alternatives to synthetic pesticides for the management of
insect pests and plant pathogens. Naturally occurring microorganisms such as bacteria …

Silver nanoparticles: Mechanism of action and probable bio-application

EO Mikhailova - Journal of functional biomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
JFB | Free Full-Text | Silver Nanoparticles: Mechanism of Action and Probable Bio-Application
Next Article in Journal Hardness, an Important Indicator of Bone Quality, and the Role of …

Botanical insecticides in the twenty-first century—fulfilling their promise?

MB Isman - Annual Review of Entomology, 2020 - annualreviews.org
Academic interest in plant natural products with insecticidal properties has continued to
grow in the past 20 years, while commercialization of new botanical insecticides and market …

[HTML][HTML] Biogenic nanoparticles: a comprehensive perspective in synthesis, characterization, application and its challenges

S Patil, R Chandrasekaran - Journal of Genetic Engineering and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Translating the conventional scientific concepts into a new robust invention is a
much needed one at a present scenario to develop some novel materials with intriguing …

Essential oils as ecofriendly biopesticides? Challenges and constraints

R Pavela, G Benelli - Trends in plant science, 2016 - cell.com
Recently, a growing number of plant essential oils (EOs) have been tested against a wide
range of arthropod pests with promising results. EOs showed high effectiveness, multiple …

Medicinal plants: Treasure trove for green synthesis of metallic nanoparticles and their biomedical applications

H Chandra, P Kumari, E Bontempi, S Yadav - Biocatalysis and Agricultural …, 2020 - Elsevier
The cornerstone of nanoscience and nanotechnology are nanoparticles which have
immense power and functional ability in diverse fields. Nanoparticles are synthesized by …

[HTML][HTML] Facile green synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles using Ulva lactuca seaweed extract and evaluation of their photocatalytic, antibiofilm and insecticidal …

R Ishwarya, B Vaseeharan, S Kalyani… - … of Photochemistry and …, 2018 - Elsevier
The bioactivity of semiconductor nanocomplexes has been poorly studied in the field of
pesticide science. In this research, the synthesis of zinc nanoparticles was accomplished …

[HTML][HTML] Rapid biosynthesis and characterization of silver nanoparticles from the leaf extract of Tropaeolum majus L. and its enhanced in-vitro antibacterial, antifungal …

S Valsalam, P Agastian, MV Arasu, NA Al-Dhabi… - … of Photochemistry and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Eco-friendly biosynthesis of nanoparticles from medicinal plants as reducing agent has
gained importance due to its potential therapeutic uses. In the present study Silver …

Experimental methods in chemical engineering: X‐ray diffraction spectroscopy—XRD

H Khan, AS Yerramilli, A D'Oliveira… - … Canadian journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
X‐ray diffraction (XRD) analysis identifies the long‐range order (ie, the structure) of
crystalline materials and the short‐range order of non‐crystalline materials. From this …

Nanoparticles for pest control: current status and future perspectives

CG Athanassiou, NG Kavallieratos, G Benelli… - Journal of Pest …, 2018 - Springer
In the current paper, we reviewed the use of nanoparticles (NPs) in crop protection,
emphasizing the control of pests in the agricultural and urban environment. At the same …