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 …

Citrus is a genus belonging to the Rutaceae family and includes important crops like orange,
lemons, pummelos, grapefruits, limes, etc. Citrus essential oils (CEOs) consist of some major …

Chitosan edible films and coatings have shown great promise for their application in food
preservation and also are promising systems to be used as essential oil (EO) carriers. This …

Essential oils are of paramount importance in pharmaceutical, cosmetic, agricultural, and
food areas thanks to their crucial properties. However, stability and bioactivity determine the …

This review article discusses the use of nanotechnology in combination with botanical
insecticides in order to develop systems for pest control in agriculture. The main types of …

Food packaging plays a fundamental role in the modern food industry as a main process to
preserve the quality of food products from manufacture to consumption. New food packaging …

In this study, a novel chitosan nanoemulsion coating embedded with Valeriana officinalis
essential oil (Ne-VOEO) was synthesized in order to improve the postharvest quality of …

Citrus EOs is an economic, eco-friendly and natural alternatives to chemical preservatives
and other synthetic antioxidants, such as sodium nitrites, nitrates or benzoates, commonly …

Utilization of essential oils alone or incorporation with edible films is an appropriate
technique to conserve the quality attributes and reduce post-harvest deterioration in fresh …

Background P esticides have a negative impact on the health of consumers and on the
environment, and as a consequence, the use of naturally occurring antimicrobial agents …