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Chapter 11 Plant essential oils: a source of eco-friendly pesticides

  • Arun Kumar Rai , Arun Chettri , Hemant Sharma , Binu Gogoi , Rabina Gurung and Saurav Anand Gurung
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Biorationals and Biopesticides
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Abstract

Essential oils have been touted as a powerful natural remedy for the effective prevention of pestilence in organic crops. Due to their quick environmental degradation and improved selectivity that favor beneficial insects, compounds of essential oils and their functional derivatives are popularly regarded as alternatives for efficiently managing numerous hazardous insects that devastate crops. There is an array of plant essential oil derivatives that have the potential to be used as biocontrol agents in the integrated management of pests. Alternatively, essential oils are additionally used in the medical sector, cosmetics, and industries, due to their various advantageous qualities, such as anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and antimicrobial potential.

Abstract

Essential oils have been touted as a powerful natural remedy for the effective prevention of pestilence in organic crops. Due to their quick environmental degradation and improved selectivity that favor beneficial insects, compounds of essential oils and their functional derivatives are popularly regarded as alternatives for efficiently managing numerous hazardous insects that devastate crops. There is an array of plant essential oil derivatives that have the potential to be used as biocontrol agents in the integrated management of pests. Alternatively, essential oils are additionally used in the medical sector, cosmetics, and industries, due to their various advantageous qualities, such as anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and antimicrobial potential.

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. Contents V
  3. List of contributing authors IX
  4. Chapter 1 An introduction to biorational pest control agents 1
  5. Chapter 2 Global current scenario and future prospectus of biorationals 23
  6. Chapter 3 Biorational pest management: potentials, unintended consequences, and future concerns 47
  7. Chapter 4 Role of insect growth regulators in insect/pest control 77
  8. Chapter 5 Chemistry of sex pheromones and their role in integrated pest management 95
  9. Chapter 6 Semiochemicals and other insect communication signals for controlling insect pest 107
  10. Chapter 7 Role of phytoalexins in plant disease resistance 127
  11. Chapter 8 Microbial pesticides for plant protection 141
  12. Chapter 9 Entomopathogenic fungi as biological control agents 181
  13. Chapter 10 Pesticides of plant origin: botanicals 199
  14. Chapter 11 Plant essential oils: a source of eco-friendly pesticides 221
  15. Chapter 12 Plant oleoresins as source of environment-friendly pesticides 237
  16. Chapter 13 The rise of plant-based nematicides: a sustainable solution for crop protection 261
  17. Chapter 14 Biorationals: global situation and future possibilities 281
  18. Chapter 15 Microbial production of amino acids and peptides 295
  19. Chapter 16 Essential oils as biorational insecticides 335
  20. Chapter 17 Bioherbicides for integrated weed management 355
  21. Chapter 18 Dilemma hovers over the rationality of biorational insecticides: their unintended effects and consequences 373
  22. Index 401
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111204819-011

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. Contents V
  3. List of contributing authors IX
  4. Chapter 1 An introduction to biorational pest control agents 1
  5. Chapter 2 Global current scenario and future prospectus of biorationals 23
  6. Chapter 3 Biorational pest management: potentials, unintended consequences, and future concerns 47
  7. Chapter 4 Role of insect growth regulators in insect/pest control 77
  8. Chapter 5 Chemistry of sex pheromones and their role in integrated pest management 95
  9. Chapter 6 Semiochemicals and other insect communication signals for controlling insect pest 107
  10. Chapter 7 Role of phytoalexins in plant disease resistance 127
  11. Chapter 8 Microbial pesticides for plant protection 141
  12. Chapter 9 Entomopathogenic fungi as biological control agents 181
  13. Chapter 10 Pesticides of plant origin: botanicals 199
  14. Chapter 11 Plant essential oils: a source of eco-friendly pesticides 221
  15. Chapter 12 Plant oleoresins as source of environment-friendly pesticides 237
  16. Chapter 13 The rise of plant-based nematicides: a sustainable solution for crop protection 261
  17. Chapter 14 Biorationals: global situation and future possibilities 281
  18. Chapter 15 Microbial production of amino acids and peptides 295
  19. Chapter 16 Essential oils as biorational insecticides 335
  20. Chapter 17 Bioherbicides for integrated weed management 355
  21. Chapter 18 Dilemma hovers over the rationality of biorational insecticides: their unintended effects and consequences 373
  22. Index 401
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