Recently, increasing public concern about hygiene has been driving many studies to
investigate antimicrobial and antiviral agents. However, the use of any antimicrobial agents …

Food industries are facing a great challenge due to contamination of food products with
different microbes such as bacteria, fungi, viruses, parasites, etc. These microbes deteriorate …

Background Since time immemorial, natural active compounds including essential oils (EOs)
and their components have been used due to their flavor and fragrance. Out of 3000 known …

Thymol is a natural volatile monoterpenoid phenol that is the main active ingredient of oil
extracted from species Thymus vulgaris L., commonly known as thyme, and other plants …

Highlights•The review highlight the potential of plant extracts, and essential oils to control
post-harvest diseases.•In vitro and in vivo results of plant extracts and essential oils revealed …

The problem of drug resistance of food borne pathogens is becoming more and more
serious. Although traditional antimicrobial agents have good therapeutic effects on a variety …

Gray mold and brown rot, caused respectively by Botrytis cinerea and Monilinia spp., are
fungal diseases responsible for significant losses during the storage of fruit and vegetables …

Fruits are highly susceptible to postharvest losses induced majorly by postharvest diseases.
Peach are favored by consumers because of their high nutritional value and delicious taste …

Herbal products are a major source of herbal medicines and other medicines. Essential oils
have shown various pharmacological activities, such as antiviral activity, and therefore are …

The substantial number of compounds that have been identified and utilized as
antimicrobials in human foods has resulted in numerous methods of evaluation of …