Plant extracts-importance in sustainable agriculture

K Godlewska, D Ronga, I Michalak - Italian Journal of Agronomy, 2021 - agronomy.it
Plants due to the high content of various bioactive compounds are the main raw material for
production of valuable, and useful bio-products (eg., food, cosmetics, medicines …

Phytoextracts as crop biostimulants and natural protective agents—a critical review

NA Akram, MH Saleem, S Shafiq, H Naz… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Excessive application of synthetic chemicals to crops is a serious environmental concern.
This review suggests that some potential natural compounds can be used as alternatives …

Neem oil based nanopesticide as an environmentally-friendly formulation for applications in sustainable agriculture: An ecotoxicological perspective

M Pascoli, MT Jacques, DA Agarrayua, DS Avila… - Science of the total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Sustainable agriculture encourages practices that present low risks to the environment and
human health. To this end, zein (corn protein) can be used to develop nanocarrier systems …

Compatibility of entomopathogenic fungi and botanical extracts against the wheat aphid, Sitobion avenae (Fab.) (Hemiptera: Aphididae)

S Ali, MA Farooqi, A Sajjad, MI Ullah… - Egyptian Journal of …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Wheat aphid, Sitobion avenae (Fab.), is a serious pest of wheat crop across the
world. The present study was conducted to evaluate the potentials of the water plant extracts …

Botanical biopesticides have an influence on tomato quality through pest control and are cost-effective for farmers in developing countries

W Akhter, FM Shah, M Yang, S Freed, M Razaq… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Synthetic insecticides heavily applied to manage agricultural pests are highly hazardous to
the environment and non-target organisms. Their overuse through repeated treatments in …

Pest management for agronomic crops

M Razaq, FM Shah, S Ahmad, M Afzal - Agronomic Crops: Volume 2 …, 2019 - Springer
Agriculture is the main stay for many countries having agrarian economies in the world.
Today there are major challenges to feed burgeoning population of the world. Among other …

Wheat growth, yield, and quality under water deficit and reduced nitrogen supply. A review

N Ali, M Akmal - Gesunde Pflanzen, 2022 - Springer
This review summarizes wheat crop growth, yield, and quality response to moisture stress
and nitrogen availability in the rhizosphere. The high nitrogen demand of wheat crop …

Plant bio-stimulant: Prospective, safe and natural resources

S Matthews, A Ali, Y Siddiqui… - Journal of Soil Science …, 2022 - Springer
The agricultural sector is facing corollary challenges of increasing food production to feed
the growing global population and enhance the resources use efficacy, with the least impact …

Functional Response of Harmonia axyridis to the Larvae of Spodoptera litura: The Combined Effect of Temperatures and Prey Instars

Y Islam, FM Shah, A Güncan, JP DeLong… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Functional responses are central to predator–prey dynamics and describe how predation
varies with prey abundance. Functional responses often are measured without regard to …

Functional response of Harmonia axyridis preying on Acyrthosiphon pisum nymphs: the effect of temperature

Y Islam, FM Shah, X Rubing, M Razaq, M Yabo… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
In the current study, we investigated the functional response of Harmonia axyridis adults and
larvae foraging on Acyrthosiphon pisum nymphs at temperatures between 15 and 35° C …