Published January 1, 2022
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Status and Prospects of Botanical Biopesticides in Europe and Mediterranean Countries
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- 1. Univ MHamed Bougara Boumerdes, Fac Sci, Lab Valorizat & Conservat Biol Resources, Boumerdes 35000, Algeria
- 2. Benha Univ, Fac Vet Med, Clin Pathol Dept, Banha 13518, Egypt
- 3. PerNaturam GmbH, Res & Dev Sect, D-56290 Godenroth, Germany
- 4. Hsch Trier, D-54293 Trier, Germany
- 5. Borj Cedria Biotechnol Ctr, Lab Mol Physiol Plants, BP 901, Hammam Lif 2050, Tunisia
- 6. Bursa Tech Univ, Dept Bioengn, TR-16310 Bursa, Turkey
- 7. Ankara Univ, Fac Agr, Dept Plant Protect, TR-06135 Ankara, Turkey
- 8. Univ Patras, Dept Environm Engn, Lab Syst Microbiol & Appl Genom, 2 Seferi St, Agrinion 30100, Greece
- 9. Tech Univ Munich, Bavarian NMR Ctr, Dept Chem, Struct Membrane Biochem, Lichtenbergstr 4, D-85747 Garching, Germany
- 10. Johannes Gutenberg Univ Mainz, Inst Mol Physiol, D-55128 Mainz, Germany
- 11. Democritus Univ Thrace, Dept Environm Engn, Vas Sofias 12, Xanthi 67132, Greece
Description
Concerning human and environmental health, safe alternatives to synthetic pesticides are urgently needed. Many of the currently used synthetic pesticides are not authorized for application in organic agriculture. In addition, the developed resistances of various pests against classical pesticides necessitate the urgent demand for efficient and safe products with novel modes of action. Botanical pesticides are assumed to be effective against various crop pests, and they are easily biodegradable and available in high quantities and at a reasonable cost. Many of them may act by diverse yet unexplored mechanisms of action. It is therefore surprising that only few plant species have been developed for commercial usage as biopesticides. This article reviews the status of botanical pesticides, especially in Europe and Mediterranean countries, deepening their active principles and mechanisms of action. Moreover, some constraints and challenges in the development of novel biopesticides are highlighted.
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