Plants react towards changes in their environment, which can be a result of biotic or abiotic
activities. Numerous studies have investigated the effects of abiotic stress on plants, and …

Using essential oils to control vectors, intermediate hosts, and disease-causing
microorganisms is a promising approach. The genus Croton in the family Euphorbiaceae is …

This study assessed the feasibility of using essential oils (EOs) against Colletotrichum
nymphaeae inciting strawberry anthracnose. Two EOs, extracted from Allium sativum (garlic) …

Star anise essential oil (SAEO) is a plant essential oil with good antibacterial activity, but its
applications are limited due to its high volatility, strong smell, and unstable physical and …

Lavandin, as an important cash crop, is cultivated in Kunming, Yun-Gui Plateau of China.
For the special growing environment, Lavandin was grown here and used to investigate the …

Croton campinarensis Secco, A. Rosário & PE Berry is an aromatic species recently
discovered in the Amazon region. This study first reports the chemical profile, antioxidant …

The rising risks of food microbial contamination and foodborne pathogens resistance have
prompted an increasing interest in natural antimicrobials as promising alternatives to …

Natural antimicrobials have recently gained increasing interest over synthetic antimicrobials
to overcome foodborne pathogens and food microbial contamination. Essential oils (EOs) …

Abstract Croton heliotropiifolius Kunth and Croton argyrophyllus Kunth are endemic plant
species from northeastern Brazil widely used in folk medicine and scarcely studied. In this …

Croton heliotropiifolius Kunth, popularly known as “quince” and “velame,” contains a high
concentration of volatile oils in the leaves, and widely used in folk medicine as an antiseptic …