Agricultural systems in the EU have become more vulnerable and less sustainable due to an
overreliance on herbicides and the tremendous increase in herbicide-resistant weeds. The …

Over the years, several agricultural interventions and technologies have contributed
immensely towards intensifying food production globally. The introduction of herbicides …

Meeting the nutritional needs of a dynamically develo** global society is a major
challenge. Despite the modernisation of agriculture, huge losses in the quality and quantity …

Weeds are unwanted plants that can reduce crop yields by competing for water, nutrients,
light, space, and carbon dioxide, which need to be controlled to meet future food production …

Lavender is in the research spotlight due to its increasing economic importance, while
market demand is expected to continue to grow. Among the hundreds of essential-oil …

Environment-friendly nanomaterials with biodegradable, responsive, and biocompatible
properties have attracted considerable interest for exploring safe and efficient pesticides …

Cyclic dipeptides, also know as diketopiperazines (DKP), the simplest cyclic forms of
peptides widespread in nature, are unsurpassed in their structural and bio-functional …

Protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PPO, EC 1.3. 3.4) inhibitor herbicides have attracted
widespread attention in recent years as ideal herbicides due to their high efficiency, low …

Weeds are a permanent component of anthropogenic ecosystems. They require strict control
to avoid the accumulation of their long-lasting seeds in the soil. With high crop infestation …

There is a popular demand for more natural means of pest management, including weed
management, as well as a demand by farmers for herbicides with new chemistries and/or …