Plant-Derived Biopesticides: Promising Alternatives for Pest Management
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2025 | Viewed by 724
Special Issue Editors
2. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal (IMBIV), CONICET-Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Av. Vélez Sarsfield 1611, Córdoba X5016GCA, Argentina
Interests: volatile organic compounds; fungal metabolites; secondary metabolism; biopesticides; essential oils; natural fungicides; insecticides; crop protection; phytotoxicity; chemical ecology
2. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal (IMBIV), CONICET-Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Av. Vélez Sarsfield 1611, Córdoba X5016GCA, Argentina
Interests: agricultural microbiology; volatile organic compounds; fungal secondary metabolism; insect control; essential oils; natural antimicrobial compounds; pest management; phytotoxicity; chemical ecology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Global population is expected to increase to 9 × 109 individuals by 2050, which highlights the need to produce more food in a more sustainable way. Each year, pest organisms are responsible for huge losses pertaining to the world's total agricultural production. Great efforts have been made in order to control food losses, with the application of synthetic pesticides being the most commonly used strategy. However, their frequent application has been associated with harmful effects on living organisms and the environment. This situation has raised a general concern in the global population, leading to the development of bioactive products from natural sources. In this context, different plant-derived metabolites have the potential to be used as alternatives for their bioactive properties against different pest organisms. Secondary plant metabolites, especially essential oils or their individual components, represent a natural source for the design of biopesticides. This Special Issue of Plants aims to extend the current knowledge on biopesticides through studies exploring the biological activity of plant-derived metabolites for the management of agricultural pests.
Dr. Romina P. Pizzolitto
Dr. Fernanda Achimón
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- biopesticides
- essential oils
- plant extracts
- biological activity
- volatile organic compounds
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