Biopesticides as a promising alternative to synthetic pesticides: A case for microbial pesticides, phytopesticides, and nanobiopesticides

MS Ayilara, BS Adeleke, SA Akinola… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Over the years, synthetic pesticides like herbicides, algicides, miticides, bactericides,
fumigants, termiticides, repellents, insecticides, molluscicides, nematicides, and …

Occurrence, toxic effects, and mitigation of pesticides as emerging environmental pollutants using robust nanomaterials–A review

A Intisar, A Ramzan, T Sawaira, AT Kareem, N Hussain… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Increasing demand of food and agriculture is leading us towards the increasing use and
introduction of pesticides to the environment. The upright increase of pesticides in water and …

Trichoderma: Advent of Versatile Biocontrol Agent, Its Secrets and Insights into Mechanism of Biocontrol Potential

N Manzar, AS Kashyap, RS Goutam, MVS Rajawat… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Trichoderma is an important biocontrol agent for managing plant diseases. Trichoderma
species are members of the fungal genus hyphomycetes, which is widely distributed in soil …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental waste management strategies and vermi transformation for sustainable development

YA Hajam, R Kumar, A Kumar - Environmental Challenges, 2023 - Elsevier
The world population is increasing at an alarming rate and tremendous quantity of waste is
getting produced due to urbanization, industrialization, increase in human population, and …

Low-cost adsorbents for the removal of phenol/phenolics, pesticides, and dyes from wastewater systems: A review

S Ho - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
The huge development of industrial production and human activities throughout the world
has resulted in serious water pollution. Pesticides, dyes, phenol, and phenolic compounds …

Trichoderma as a biological control agent: mechanisms of action, benefits for crops and development of formulations

SA Saldaña-Mendoza, S Pacios-Michelena… - World Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Currently, the food and economic losses generated by the attack of phytopathogens on the
agricultural sector constitute a severe problem. Conventional crop protection techniques …

[HTML][HTML] Bioprospecting culturable and unculturable microbial consortia through metagenomics for bioremediation

AK Wani, N Akhtar, N Naqash, C Chopra… - Cleaner Chemical …, 2022 - Elsevier
With the enormous increase in population and industrial network, the harmful pollutants
affecting biota have also escalated. The pollutants are consumed by living organisms …

Evaluation of the phycoremediation potential of microalgae for captan removal: Comprehensive analysis on toxicity, detoxification and antioxidants modulation

SM Hamed, MK Okla, LS Al-Saadi, WN Hozzein… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Captan is one of the most widely used organochlorine fungicides, its frequent application
contaminates both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems and negatively affects their key …

Antibody-receptor bioengineering and its implications in designing bioelectronic devices

DS Dkhar, R Kumari, S Mahapatra, R Kumar… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Antibodies play a crucial role in the defense mechanism countering pathogens or foreign
antigens in eukaryotes. Its potential as an analytical and diagnostic tool has been exploited …

Towards sustainable vegetable farming: exploring agroecological alternatives to chemical products in the Fez-Meknes region of Morocco

W Rhioui, J Al Figuigui, R Lahlali, SE Laasli… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
The use of excessive chemicals in agriculture can cause harm to the environment and
human health. Sustainable agriculture systems promote agroecological practices to reduce …