In recent decades, increasing attention has been paid to food safety and organic
horticulture. Thus, people are looking for natural products to manage plant diseases, pests …

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 …

Biodeterioration is a complex network of interactions between macro/micro-biological
systems and organic/inorganic substrates involving physical and chemical alterations …

In this study the essential oils obtained from four different plant species belonging to the
Lamiaceae family were extracted by means of hydrodistillation and their composition and …

Many plants belonging to the Lamiaceae family are rich in essential oils (EOs) which are
intensively used for aromatherapy, food and beverage flavoring, alternative medicine …

Soil-borne phytopathogens can have detrimental effects on both cereal and horticultural
crops resulting in serious losses worldwide. Due to their high efficiency and easy …

The widespread use of synthetic chemical pesticides beginning in the late 1930s has
contributed to the development of insecticide resistance of many important species of pest …

Background Botrytis cinerea causes serious gray mold disease in many plants. This
pathogen has developed resistance to many fungicides. Thus, it has become necessary to …

Simple Summary Worldwide, mass losses of honey bee colonies are being observed more
frequently due to Varroa mite infestation. Therefore, varroosis is considered a major problem …

Global demand for food production is causing pressure to produce faster and bigger crop
yields, leading to a rampant use of synthetical pesticides. To combat the nefarious …