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Aqueous and Ethanolic Plant Extracts as Bio-Insecticides : Establishing a Bridge between Raw Scientific Data and Practical Reality

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dc.contributor.authorTavares, Wilson R.
dc.contributor.authorBarreto, Maria do Carmo
dc.contributor.authorSeca, Ana M. L.
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-12T12:21:12Z
dc.date.available2021-10-12T12:21:12Z
dc.date.issued2021-05
dc.description.abstractGlobal demand for food production is causing pressure to produce faster and bigger crop yields, leading to a rampant use of synthetical pesticides. To combat the nefarious consequences of its uses, a search for effective alternatives began in the last decades and is currently ongoing. Nature is seen as the main source of answers to crop protection problems, supported by several examples of plants/extracts used for this purpose in traditional agriculture. The literature reviewed allowed the identification of 95 plants whose extracts exhibit insecticide activity and can be used as bio-pesticides contributing to sustainable agriculture. The option for ethanol and/or water extracts is more environmentally friendly and resorts to easily accessible solvents, which can be reproduced by farmers themselves. This enables a bridge to be established between raw scientific data and a more practical reality. Azadirachta indica, Capsicum annuum, Nicotiana tabacum and Tagetes erecta are the most researched plants and have the potential to be viable options in the pest management approach. Azadirachta indica showed the most promising results and Brevicoryne brassicae was the most targeted pest species, being tested against the aqueous and/or ethanolic extracts of 23 different plants. Maceration using dried material (usually leaves) is the extraction method preferred by the majority of authors.en
dc.description.sponsorshipThis research was funded by project MACBIOPEST (MAC2/1.1a/289), program Interreg MAC 2014-2020 co-financed by DRCT (Azores Regional Government), supporting W.R. Tavares's grant, as well as by FCT-Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, the European Union, QREN, FEDER, and COMPETE, through funding the cE3c center (UIDB/00329/2020) and the LAQV-REQUIMTE (UIDB/50006/2020).en
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dc.identifier.citationTavares, W.R., Barreto, M.C. & Seca, A.M.L. (2021). Aqueous and ethanolic plant extracts as bio-Insecticides-establishing a bridge between raw scientific data and practical reality. Plants, 10(5): 920. DOI:10.3390/plants10050920en
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/plants10050920pt_PT
dc.identifier.eissn2223-7747
dc.identifier.issn34064367
dc.identifier.pmcPMC8147817
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.3/6086
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dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherMDPIpt_PT
dc.relationMACBIOPEST (MAC2/1.1a/289)pt_PT
dc.relationCentre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes
dc.relationAssociated Laboratory for Green Chemistry - Clean Technologies and Processes
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/5/920pt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectBio-insecticidesen
dc.subjectAqueous Extractsen
dc.subjectEthanolic Extractsen
dc.subjectPlant Extractsen
dc.subjectCrop Pest Managementen
dc.subjectAzadirachta indicapt_PT
dc.subjectCapsicum annuumpt_PT
dc.subjectNicotiana tabacumpt_PT
dc.subjectTagetes erectapt_PT
dc.titleAqueous and Ethanolic Plant Extracts as Bio-Insecticides : Establishing a Bridge between Raw Scientific Data and Practical Realityen
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oaire.citation.conferencePlaceSwitzerlanden
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oaire.citation.titlePlantspt_PT
oaire.citation.volume10pt_PT
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project.funder.nameFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
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