Plant disease control requires novel approaches to mitigate the spread of and losses
caused by current, emerging, and re-emerging diseases and to adapt plant protection to …

Rhamnolipids represent a large class of biologically produced surface-active compounds,
which participate in various essential cellular functions. While many studies have reported …

Sophorolipids (SL) are microbial biosurfactants that have entered the market as detergent
and cosmetic formulation ingredients. Current research is focused on the use of wastes to …

Considering both fundamental principles and application perspectives, it is imperative to
characterize biosurfactants (BSFs) for replacing their synthetic counterparts. In this study, a …

The present study comprises of novel investigations to optimize the process of surfactant
extraction from two different natural sources viz. protein-based sesame seed and saponin …

Spinosad is a naturally-occurring insecticide used for the management of Ae. aegypti larvae.
The assessment of ecotoxicological parameters of spinosad is required for verifying the …

The median effective concentration (EC50) is the concentration of a substance expected to
produce a specific effect in 50% of the populations with a certain density under defined …

Benthic diatoms constitute keystone assemblages in riverine ecosystems, and their structure
is used to support regulatory water quality assessment. However, no standard …

Various spray adjuvants including surfactants are widely used in agricultural pesticide
formulations, and some of them may remain in soils and waters and impose more adverse …

Various studies have described remarkable biological activities and surface-active
properties of rhamnolipids, leading to their proposed use in a wide range of industrial …