Background: Antibiotic-resistant bacteria pose a global health threat. Traditional antibiotics
can lose their effectiveness, and the development of novel effective antimicrobials has …

Secondary metabolites in plants have been recognized as a novel basis of potential bio-
pesticides, paving the way for their use in sustainable agriculture. Plant secondary …

Temperature, water, solar radiation, and atmospheric CO2 concentration are the main
abiotic factors that are changing in the course of global warming. These abiotic factors …

The extensive use of chemical pesticides leads to risks for both the environment and human
health due to the toxicity and poor biodegradability that they may present. Farmers therefore …

Plasmopara viticola (P. viticola, Berk. & MA Curtis; Berl. & De Toni) causing grapevine
downy mildew is one of the most damaging pathogens to viticulture worldwide. Since its …

Plant essential oils (EOs) are gaining interest as biopesticides for crop protection. EOs have
been recognized as important ingredients of plant protection products including insecticidal …

Allelopathy is an ecological phenomenon in which organisms interfere with each other. As a
management strategy in agricultural systems, allelopathy can be mainly used to control …

With increased popular awareness of food safety and environmental protection, plant
essential oil has attracted interest due to the absence of residue, its high efficiency …

The discovery of new mechanisms of resistance and natural bioactive molecules could be
two of the possible ways to reduce fungicide use in vineyard and assure an acceptable and …

Downy mildew (DM; Plasmopara viticola) is amongst the most severe fungal diseases in
viticulture and the reason for the majority of fungicide applications. To reduce synthetic and …