Essential oils and plant extracts in the control of phytopathogenic bacteria and fungi
2021
Laćarac, Nikola
Some plants contain various substances that have pesticidal properties. Since these substances are extracted from plants they are called botanical pesticides. Botanical pesticides can be used as fungicides, bactericides, viricides, herbicides, insecticides, nematicides and rodenticides. Essential oils and plant extracts are most commonly used as botanical pesticides. In the past few years, we have witnessed a tendency to reduce the use of conventional pesticides and for that reason more and more attention is paid to the testing and application of essential oils and plant extracts for this purpose. These compounds have a number of advantages over conventional pesticides, especially when it comes to preventing the occurrence of diseases caused by phytopathogenic bacteria and phytopathogenic fungi as the most common and most important causes of plant diseases. Plant extracts and essential oils can be used at a time when the application of conventional pesticides is impossible due to the observance of the waiting period, and they are also a significant weapon in integrated and organic production concept.
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