ReviewFoods (Basel, Switzerland)2020
Essential Oils as Potential Alternative Biocontrol Products against Plant Pathogens and Weeds: A Review.
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133 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Invasive plant species for sustainable security and agricultural biocontrol: integrating allelopathic essential oils and defensive barriers.Frontiers in plant science · 2026Pooled it
- Seasonal and Regional Variation of the Chemical Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of Essential Oils From Piper marginatum Jacq.Chemistry & biodiversity · 2026Article
- Antimicrobial activity of Vepris salicifolia leaf essential oil and δ-cadinene: in vitro evaluation and in silico mechanistic insights into δ-cadinene.Tropical medicine and health · 2026Article
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- Alcoholic extracts of Russian sage (Salvia yangii) contain bioactive terpenoids with inhibitory activity against grapevine downy mildew (Plasmopara viticola).Pest management science · 2026Article
- Nanoencapsulated EO-based drug delivery for pest control: from chemistry to formulation design.Protoplasma · 2026Review
- Exploring Heteropanax fragrans (Roxb.) Seem. Essential Oils: Chemical Composition and Insecticidal Activity Against Stored-Product Insects.Chemistry & biodiversity · 2026Article
- Cinnamon Bark Essential Oil as a Natural Plant Protection Agent: Chemical Profile, Antimicrobial Activity, and Defence Induction.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Chemical profiling and enhanced antifungal activity of the origanum hybrid (Origanum majorana × O. syriacum var. bevanii) essential oil against Sclerotinia sclerotiorum.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Inhibitory Mechanism of Oregano Essential Oil Emulsion AgainstMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Carvone-Rich Essential Oils and Their Agrobiological Interactions: A Review.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Chemical composition and phytotoxicity ofFrontiers in plant science · 2026Article
- Microbial communities in the rhizosphere of three Mentha species: Links to soil properties and essential oil profiles.PloS one · 2026Article
- Exploration of anti-oomycete components from wild plants againstFrontiers in plant science · 2026Article
- Biocidal, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory activities of essential oils extracted from Angelica spp. cultivated on contaminated soils.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Efficacy of rocket and mustard oils and their nano-emulsions as alternatives to chemical herbicides for controlling weeds associated faba bean.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Rosemary essential oil: chemical composition, antiviral, cytotoxicity, and in silico molecular docking analysis against tobacco mosaic virus.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- Clove Essential Oil and Eugenol as Natural Antifungal Agents to Reduce Postharvest Losses in Melon (International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
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Abstract
Naturally produced by aromatic plants, essential oils (EO) contain a wide range of volatile molecules, including mostly secondary metabolites, which possess several biological activities. Essential oils properties such as antioxidant, antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory activities are known for a long time and hence widely used in traditional medicines, cosmetics and food industries. However, despite their effects against many phytopathogenic fungi, oomycetes and bacteria as well as weeds, their use in agriculture remains surprisingly scarce. The purpose of the present review is to gather and discuss up-to-date biological activities of EO against weeds, plant pathogenic fungi, oomycetes and bacteria, reported in the scientific literature. Innovative methods, potentially valuable to improve the efficiency and reliability of EO, have been investigated. In particular, their use towards a more sustainable agriculture has been discussed, aiming at encouraging the use of alternative products to substitute synthetic pesticides to control weeds and plant diseases, without significantly affecting crop yields. An overview of the market and the recent advances on the regulation of these products as well as future challenges to promote their development and wider use in disease management programs is described. Because of several recent reviews on EO insecticidal properties, this topic is not covered in the present review.
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