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Frontiers | The Use of Plant Extracts and Essential Oils as Biopesticides
2025-01-16 18:45:06| Spiritual Career Counseling
About this Research TopicSubmission closedBackgroundFor several decades, the control of plant diseases and pests were mainly based on the frequent use of pesticides. However, as science advances, the importance of mitigating the exposure of plants, animals, and humans to hazardous chemicals is better understood. Many conventional synthetic pesticides have become of concern, even if they are presumed to have reached the required level of "safety". The repeated and continuous use of pesticides based on the same active ingredient considerably promotes the development of resistant populations of harmful organisms, resulting in an additional need for pesticides.Plant derivatives represent effective alternatives to synthetic chemicals and provide very promising results. It is now widely recognized that certain fungal, bacterial, nematode, weed, and insect control agents derived from plants can be developed into commercial products suitable for integrated pest management. Plant extracts and e...
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