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ReviewPlants (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Pomegranate Peel Extracts as Safe Natural Treatments to Control Plant Diseases and Increase the Shelf-Life and Safety of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables.

Imen Belgacem, Maria G Li Destri Nicosia, Sonia Pangallo, Ahmed Abdelfattah, Massimo Benuzzi, Giovanni E Agosteo, Leonardo Schena

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In one paragraph

Review in Plants (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
21citing papers in PubMed
3.6field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 48 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Imen BelgacemDipartimento di Agraria, Università Mediterranea, 89122 Reggio Calabria, Italy.
Maria G Li Destri NicosiaDipartimento di Agraria, Università Mediterranea, 89122 Reggio Calabria, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5201-0057
Sonia PangalloDipartimento di Agraria, Università Mediterranea, 89122 Reggio Calabria, Italy.
Ahmed AbdelfattahInstitute of Environmental Biotechnology, Graz University of Technology, A-8010 Graz, Austria.ORCID 0000-0001-6090-7200
Massimo BenuzziBIOGARD, Division of CBC (Europe) srl, 25, 24050 Grassobbio, Bergamo, Italy.
Giovanni E AgosteoDipartimento di Agraria, Università Mediterranea, 89122 Reggio Calabria, Italy.
Leonardo SchenaDipartimento di Agraria, Università Mediterranea, 89122 Reggio Calabria, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9737-2593
University of Reggio Calabria · ITGraz University of Technology · AT

Funding

The Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research (MIUR) PON Ricerca e competitività 2007-2013
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although the Green Revolution was a milestone in agriculture, it was accompanied by intensive use of synthetic pesticides, which has raised serious concerns due to their impact on human and environmental health. This is increasingly stimulating the search for safer and more eco-friendly alternative means to control plant diseases and prevent food spoilage. Among the proposed alternatives, pomegranate peel extracts (PPEs) are very promising because of their high efficacy. In the present review, we discuss the complex mechanisms of action that include direct antimicrobial activity and induction of resistance in treated plant tissues and highlight the importance of PPE composition in determining their activity. The broad spectrum of activity, wide range of application and high efficiency of PPEs against bacterial, fungal and viral plant pathogens suggest a potential market not only restricted to organic production but also integrated farming systems. Considering that PPEs are non-chemical by-products of the pomegranate industry, they are perceived as safe by the public and may be integrated in circular economy strategies. This will likely encourage agro-pharmaceutical industries to develop commercial formulations and speed up the costly process of registration.

Indexed as

antimicrobial activitycoatingsfoodborne pathogensfood by-productsplant resistance.polyphenols, punicalagins, plant pathogenspomegranate peel extractsshelf-life

Identifiers

PMID33673670
PMCPMC7997167
OpenAlexW3135149991

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