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TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE
Volume 21, Issue 12, Pages 1000-1007Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE LONDON
DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2016.10.005
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- Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic [QJ1510160]
- PROAPI (PRAF)
- University of Pisa, Department of Agriculture,food, and Environment [COFIN2015_22]
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Recently, a growing number of plant essential oils (EOs) have been tested against a wide range of arthropod pests with promising results. EOs showed high effectiveness, multiple mechanisms of action, low toxicity on non-target vertebrates and potential for the use of byproducts as reducing and stabilizing agents for the synthesis of nanopesticides. However, the number of commercial bio-pesticides based on EOs remains low. We analyze the main strengths and weaknesses arising from the use of EO-based biopesticides. Key challenges for future research include: (i) development of efficient stabilization processes (e.g., microencapsulation); (ii) simplification of the complex and costly biopesticide authorization requirements; and (iii) optimization of plant growing conditions and extraction processes leading to EOs of homogeneous chemical composition.
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