Concerning human and environmental health, safe alternatives to synthetic pesticides are
urgently needed. Many of the currently used synthetic pesticides are not authorized for …

Only a small percentage of insect species are pests. However, pest species cause
significant losses in agricultural and forest crops, and many are vectors of diseases …

Plants are sources of numerous active substances that are used to protect crops. Currently,
due to the limitations of using synthetic insecticides, plant products have attracted increasing …

Potato tuber (Solanum tuberosum L.) is the fourth most important agricultural product after
wheat, rice and maize. With a total production of 388 million in 2017, ca 70% of this total …

In order to find new, less toxic and eco-friendly pest control agents, natural products are
considered to be alternative options of potentially active compounds. In this context, the aim …

Wet rot due to Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. carotovorum is one of the main bacteria
diseases that affect all potato cultivars causing significant losses. Potato plants contain …

In order to reduce the excessive reliance on the toxic chemical fungicides, the present study
aimed to isolate the total potato glycoalkaloids (TPAs), and the two steroidal alkaloids α …

Plant domestication by selective breeding may reduce plant chemical defense in favor of
growth. However, few studies have simultaneously studied the defensive chemistry of …

The leaf methanolic extract, latex protein fraction (Lp) and flavonoids of Calotropis procera
(Ait.)(Gentianales: Asclepiadaceae) were extracted. Their effects on the survival and feeding …

Glycoalkaloids are secondary metabolites commonly found in Solanaceae plants. They
have anti-bacterial, anti-fungal and insecticidal activities. In the present study we examine …