Agrobiological Interactions of Essential Oils of Two Menthol Mints: Mentha piperita and Mentha arvensis
2020
Kalemba, Danuta | Synowiec, Agnieszka | Institute of Natural Products and Cosmetics [Lodz University of Technology, Poland] | LE STUDIUM Loire Valley Institute for Advanced Studies (LE STUDIUM) ; Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université d'Orléans (UO)-Université de Tours (UT)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Ecole Supérieure d'art et de design d'Orléans (ESAD) | Department of Agroecology and Crop Production [University of Agriculture in Kraków, Poland] | This project has been supported by LE STUDIUM Loire Valley Institute for Advanced Studies, Orléans & Tours, France with funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No. 665790
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显示更多 [+] 显示较少 [-]英语. This review article discusses the active constituents and potential of two menthol mint oils, Mentha piperita (MPEO) and Mentha arvensis (MAEO), as natural sources for botanical pesticides. The biological activities of these menthol mint oils, which can be useful in agriculture, have been broadly researched, especially toward phytotoxic microorganisms. To a lesser extent, the insecticidal and herbicidal activities of mint EOs have also been studied. It is apparent that the prospect of using menthol mint oils in agriculture is increasing in popularity. A number of investigations showed that the in vitro efficacy of MPEO and MAEO, as well as that of their main constituent, menthol, is pronounced. The results of in vitro research are useful for choosing EOs for further investigations. However, it is clear that in situ experiments are crucial and should be more extensively developed. At the same time, known techniques are to be applied to this area and new methods should be worked out, aiming at the improvement of EOs' pesticidal efficacy and cost-effectiveness, for future implementation in agricultural pest control.
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