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 …

Aromatic and medicinal plants produce essential oils in the form of secondary metabolites.
These essential oils can be used in diverse applications in food, perfume, and cosmetic …

Mycotoxins are secondary fungal metabolites, toxic to humans, animals and plants. Among
the hundreds of known mycotoxins, aflatoxins, citrinin, patulin, penicillic acid, tenuazonic …

Egyptian hieroglyphs, Chinese scrolls, and Ayurvedic literature record physicians
administering aromatic oils to their patients. Today society looks to science to document …

During the past several years, limit of Salmonella infections has been exceeded
dramatically. In spite of achieving a low rate infection in Salmonella infections, this microbe …

Mentha is a genus from the family Lamiaceae, whose essential oils has long been used in
various forms such as in management of plant pathogens and insect pests, in traditional …

Mycotoxins are fungal secondary metabolites that have been associated with severe toxic
effects to vertebrates produced by many important phytopathogenic and food spoilage fungi …

Fungi contamination in stored food grains is a global concern and affects the food
economics directly and indirectly. Fungi invasion causes loss of germination, hot spot …

Lemongrass (Cympopogon citratus L.) oil (ranging between 25 and 500 ppm) was tested for
antifungal activity against Colletotrichum coccodes, Botrytis cinerea, Cladosporium …

Essential oils are usually used in aromatherapy to alleviate anxiety symptoms. In
comparison to traditional drugs, essential oils have fewer side effects and more diversified …