[HTML][HTML] Plant-derived pesticides as an alternative to pest management and sustainable agricultural production: Prospects, applications and challenges

AL Souto, M Sylvestre, ED Tölke, JF Tavares… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Pests and diseases are responsible for most of the losses related to agricultural crops, either
in the field or in storage. Moreover, due to indiscriminate use of synthetic pesticides over the …

[HTML][HTML] Essential oils as potential alternative biocontrol products against plant pathogens and weeds: A review

R Raveau, J Fontaine, A Lounès-Hadj Sahraoui - Foods, 2020 - mdpi.com
Naturally produced by aromatic plants, essential oils (EO) contain a wide range of volatile
molecules, including mostly secondary metabolites, which possess several biological …

[HTML][HTML] Phytotoxic effects and mechanism of action of essential oils and terpenoids

M Verdeguer, AM Sánchez-Moreiras, F Araniti - Plants, 2020 - mdpi.com
Weeds are one of the major constraints in crop production affecting both yield and quality.
The excessive and exclusive use of synthetic herbicides for their management is increasing …

[HTML][HTML] Biocontrol potential of essential oils in organic horticulture systems: From farm to fork

Y Chang, PF Harmon, DD Treadwell, D Carrillo… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
In recent decades, increasing attention has been paid to food safety and organic
horticulture. Thus, people are looking for natural products to manage plant diseases, pests …

[HTML][HTML] Plant extracts-importance in sustainable agriculture

K Godlewska, D Ronga, I Michalak - Italian Journal of Agronomy, 2021 - agronomy.it
Plants due to the high content of various bioactive compounds are the main raw material for
production of valuable, and useful bio-products (eg., food, cosmetics, medicines …

Natural herbicide activity of Satureja hortensis L. essential oil nanoemulsion on the seed germination and morphophysiological features of two important weed …

H Hazrati, MJ Saharkhiz, M Niakousari… - … and environmental safety, 2017 - Elsevier
The aim of the present study was to obtain an oil/water (O/W) nanoemulsion (NE) containing
garden savory (Satureja hortensis) essential oil (EO) and evaluating its herbicidal activity …

Chemical composition, antimicrobial, insecticidal, phytotoxic and antioxidant activities of Mediterranean Pinus brutia and Pinus pinea resin essential oils

Z Ulukanli, S Karabörklü, F Bozok, A Burhan… - Chinese Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Essential oils of the resins of Pinus brutia and Pinus pinea were evaluated for their
biological potential. Essential oils were characterized using GC-MS and GC/FID. in vitro …

Phytotoxic potential of essential oils from temperate climate plants against the germination of selected weeds and crops

A Synowiec, D Kalemba, E Drozdek… - Journal of Pest …, 2017 - Springer
This work aimed to assess the phytotoxic potential of 12 essential oils (EOs) collected from
plants growing in natural or cultivated stands in a temperate climate, ie, Achillea millefolium …

Nanoemulsion of Foeniculum vulgare essential oil: A propitious striver against weeds of Triticum aestivum

P Kaur, S Gupta, K Kaur, N Kaur, R Kumar… - Industrial Crops and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Essential oil based bioherbicides are topic of interest for the new era agriculture because of
growing concern worldwide to develop herbicide with low environmental impact. In the …

Exploring the bio-control efficacy of Artemisia fragrans essential oil on the perennial weed Convolvulus arvensis: Inhibitory effects on the photosynthetic machinery …

M Pouresmaeil, MS Nojadeh, A Movafeghi… - Industrial Crops and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Convolvulus arvensis L.(Convolvulaceae), also known as 'field bindweed', is a
cosmopolitan weed causing important loss in crop productivity and yield worldwide. Many …