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 …

Milk Thistle (Silybum Marianum L.) as a Novel Multipurpose Crop for Agriculture in Marginal Environments: A Review

R Marceddu, L Dinolfo, A Carrubba, M Sarno… - Agronomy, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Milk thistle (Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn.) is a versatile crop that has adapted to the
broadly different soil and environmental conditions throughout all continents. To date, the …

Use of botanical insecticides for sustainable agriculture: Future perspectives

EVR Campos, PLF Proença, JL Oliveira, M Bakshi… - Ecological …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Recent decades have witnessed major growth in the use of agrochemicals worldwide,–for
maximizing the food production for a rapidly growing human population. However, the …

Phytochemistry and Applications of Cinnamomum camphora Essential Oils

SH Lee, DS Kim, SH Park, H Park - Molecules, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora) is an ornamental plant that has been cultivated for
a long time to obtain wood or camphor. Furthermore, its essential oil can be used as an …

[HTML][HTML] Poly (lactic acid) nanocapsules containing lemongrass essential oil for postharvest decay control: In vitro and in vivo evaluation against phytopathogenic fungi

G Antonioli, G Fontanella, S Echeverrigaray… - Food Chemistry, 2020‏ - Elsevier
The increased demand for pesticide-free foods has also increased the search for healthier
and environmentally friendly alternatives in agriculture. Essential oils are known to possess …

Green infrastructure and ecosystem services–is the devil in the detail?

RWF Cameron, T Blanuša - Annals of botany, 2016‏ - academic.oup.com
Background Green infrastructure is a strategic network of green spaces designed to deliver
ecosystem services to human communities. Green infrastructure is a convenient concept for …

The Chemical Profiling of Essential Oils from Different Tissues of Cinnamomum camphora L. and Their Antimicrobial Activities

DK Poudel, A Rokaya, PK Ojha, S Timsina, R Satyal… - Molecules, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Cinnamomum camphora L. is grown as an ornamental plant, used as raw material for
furniture, as a source of camphor, and its essential oil can be used as an important source …

Mulching: Boosting crop productivity and improving soil environment in herbal plants

M Thakur, R Kumar - Journal of applied research on medicinal and …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Over the years, an increase in global temperature due to climate change, affects energy
consumptions and water, especially in dryland areas. Increasing demand for herbal …

Plants of the same place do not have the same metabolic pace: soil properties affect differently essential oil yields of plants growing wild in semiarid Mediterranean …

S Mehalaine, H Chenchouni - Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2020‏ - Springer
The chemical composition and structure of the soil strongly affect the growth and
development of plants. Ecophysiologically, the effects of soil are translated in changes in …