In agriculture, more attention has been paid to limit the amount of chemical plant protection
products. A potential alternative solution has been found in essential oils (EOs), which …

Vegetative endotherapy has shown satisfactory results in replacing conventional techniques
for crop production material applications, such as spraying or via soil, in trees of perennial …

AS the major causative agent of pine wilt disease, pine wood nematode, Bursaphelenchus
xylophilus can result in rapid and massive deaths of pine forest, and even severe economy …

Returning biogas digestate to the fields as biofertilizer is an established agricultural practice
which has been promoting plant resistance to soil borne pests. Root-knot nematodes …

Pine wilt disease is a devastating disease of pine caused by the pine wood nematode
(PWN) Bursaphelenchus xylophilus. Long-term use of chemical nematicides leads to the …

Control of the pinewood nematode (PWN), the causal agent of pine wilt disease, can be
achieved through the trunk injection of nematicides; however, many pesticides have been …

BACKGROUND Pine wood nematode is a major plant quarantine object in the world. Trunk
injection is an effective method for controlling pests that cause disease. To evaluate the …

Climate change is prompting a shift of tropical pests to locations with a previously lower
probability of invasion. This is the case for root-knot nematodes, Meloidogyne sp …

The advent of the “Green Revolution” was a great success in significantly increasing crop
productivity. However, it involved high ecological costs in terms of excessive use of synthetic …

BACKGROUND Research on selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs) in chemical defense and
chemotherapy of plants has developed rapidly owing to their high microbial toxicity …