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ReviewPlants (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Flavonoids as Insecticides in Crop Protection-A Review of Current Research and Future Prospects.

Verónica Pereira, Onofre Figueira, Paula C Castilho

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Review in Plants (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
36citing papers in PubMed
39.6field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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

36 citing papers in PubMed, 66 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

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Verónica PereiraCQM-Centro de Química da Madeira, Universidade da Madeira, Campus da Penteada, 9200-105 Funchal, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-4216-8277
Onofre FigueiraCQM-Centro de Química da Madeira, Universidade da Madeira, Campus da Penteada, 9200-105 Funchal, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-5732-0994
Paula C CastilhoCQM-Centro de Química da Madeira, Universidade da Madeira, Campus da Penteada, 9200-105 Funchal, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-8303-4286
Universidade da Madeira · PT

Funding

Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia 2021.06250.BDInterreg MAC 2014-2020 BI/MACBIOPEST/2021
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pesticide overuse in agricultural systems has resulted in the development of pest resistance, the impoverishment of soil microbiota, water pollution, and several human health issues. Nonetheless, farmers still depend heavily on these agrochemicals for economically viable production, given the high frequency at which crops are affected by pests. Phytopathogenic insects are considered the most destructive pests on crops. Botanical pesticides have gained attention as potential biopesticides and complements to traditional pesticides, owing to their biodegradability and low toxicity. Plant-based extracts are abundant in a wide variety of bioactive compounds, such as flavonoids, a class of polyphenols that have been extensively studied for this purpose because of their involvement in plant defense responses. The present review offers a comprehensive review of current research on the potential of flavonoids as insecticides for crop protection, addressing the modes and possible mechanisms of action underlying their bioactivity. The structure-activity relationship is also discussed. It also addresses challenges associated with their application in pest and disease management and suggests alternatives to overcome these issues.

Indexed as

biopesticidesflavonoidsinsect controlmode of action

Identifiers

PMID38592833
PMCPMC10975847
OpenAlexW4392600799

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Registered trials

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