Nano-based smart pesticide formulations: Emerging opportunities for agriculture

S Kumar, M Nehra, N Dilbaghi, G Marrazza… - Journal of Controlled …, 2019 - Elsevier
The incorporation of nanotechnology as a means for nanopesticides is in the early stage of
development. The main idea behind this incorporation is to lower the indiscriminate use of …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Essential oils content, composition and antioxidant activity of lemon balm, mint and sweet basil from Serbia

ZS Ilić, L Milenković, N Tmušić, L Stanojević… - Lwt, 2022 - Elsevier
Lemon balm, mint, and basil were used to determine whether light modification (plants
grown under pearl shade nets with 40% shaded index or in un-shaded open field) could …

Citrus peel essential oil nanoformulations to control the tomato borer, Tuta absoluta: chemical properties and biological activity

O Campolo, A Cherif, M Ricupero, G Siscaro… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
The repeated use of conventional synthetic pesticides in crop protection leads to resistance
development by pests along with a negative impact on the environment, particularly non …

Carvacrol and linalool co-loaded in β-cyclodextrin-grafted chitosan nanoparticles as sustainable biopesticide aiming pest control

EVR Campos, PLF Proença, JL Oliveira… - Scientific Reports, 2018 - nature.com
Pesticides are the main tactics for pest control because they reduce the pest population very
fast and their efficiency does not depend on abiotic factors. However, the indiscriminate use …

Formulation process, physical stability and herbicidal activities of Cymbopogon nardus essential oil-based nanoemulsion

N Somala, C Laosinwattana, M Teerarak - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Essential oil-based bioherbicides are a promising avenue for the development of eco-
friendly pesticides. This study formulated nanoemulsions containing citronella …

Agrobiological Interactions of Essential Oils of Two Menthol Mints: Mentha piperita and Mentha arvensis

D Kalemba, A Synowiec - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
This review article discusses the active constituents and potential of two menthol mint oils,
Mentha piperita (MPEO) and Mentha arvensis (MAEO), as natural sources for botanical …

Antimicrobial Activity and Chemical Composition of Essential Oil Extracted from Solidago canadensis L. Growing Wild in Slovakia

HS Elshafie, D Gruľová, B Baranová, L Caputo… - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
Plant essential oils (EOs) are one of the most relevant natural products due to their
biological, medicinal, and nutritional properties. The promising biological effects of many …

New tricks for old guys: Recent developments in the chemistry, biochemistry, applications and exploitation of selected species from the Lamiaceae Family

E Napoli, L Siracusa, G Ruberto - Chemistry & biodiversity, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Lamiaceae is one of the largest families of flowering plants comprising about 250 genera
and over 7,000 species. Most of the plants of this family are aromatic and therefore important …

Response of Rhodococcus cerastii IEGM 1278 to toxic effects of ibuprofen

IB Ivshina, EA Tyumina, GA Bazhutin, EV Vikhareva - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
The article expands our knowledge on the variety of biodegraders of ibuprofen, one of the
most frequently detected non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in the environment. We …