Basic Substances and Potential Basic Substances: Key Compounds for a Sustainable Management of Seedborne Pathogens
Seedborne pathogens represent a critical issue for successful agricultural production worldwide. Seed treatment with plant protection products constitutes one of the first options useful for reducing seed infection or contamination and preventing disease spread. Basic substances are active, non-toxi...
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| description | Seedborne pathogens represent a critical issue for successful agricultural production worldwide. Seed treatment with plant protection products constitutes one of the first options useful for reducing seed infection or contamination and preventing disease spread. Basic substances are active, non-toxic substances already approved and sold in the EU for other purposes, e.g., as foodstuff or cosmetics, but they can also have a significant role in plant protection as ecofriendly, safe, and ecological alternatives to synthetic pesticides. Basic substances are regulated in the EU according to criteria presented in Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. Twenty-four basic substances are currently approved in the EU and some of them such as chitosan, chitosan hydrochloride, vinegar, mustard seed powder, and hydrogen peroxide have been investigated as seed treatment products due to their proven activity against fungal, bacterial, and viral seedborne pathogens. Another basic substance, sodium hypochlorite, is under evaluation and may be approved soon for seed decontamination. Potential basic substances such as essential oils, plant extracts, and ozone were currently found effective as a seed treatment for disease management, although they are not yet approved as basic substances. The aim of this review, run within the Euphresco BasicS project, is to collect the recent information on the applications of basic substances and potential basic substances for seed treatment and describe the latest advanced research to find the best application methods for seed coating and make this large amount of published research results more manageable for consultation and use. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3920cced0fbe48558fa7f7176b6094512023-11-24T14:45:18ZengMDPI AGHorticulturae2311-75242023-11-01911122010.3390/horticulturae9111220Basic Substances and Potential Basic Substances: Key Compounds for a Sustainable Management of Seedborne PathogensLaura Orzali0Mohamed Bechir Allagui1Clemencia Chaves-Lopez2Junior Bernardo Molina-Hernandez3Marwa Moumni4Monica Mezzalama5Gianfranco Romanazzi6Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA), Research Center for Plant Protection and Certification (CREA-DC), Via C.G. Bertero 22, 00156 Rome, ItalyPlant Protection Laboratory, National Institute of Agricultural Research of Tunisia (INRAT), Carthage University, Rue Hedi Karray, Ariana 2080, TunisiaBioscience and Agro-Food and Environmental Technology Department, University of Teramo, Campus “Coste Sant’Agostino”, Via R. Balzarini 1, 64100 Teramo, ItalyBioscience and Agro-Food and Environmental Technology Department, University of Teramo, Campus “Coste Sant’Agostino”, Via R. Balzarini 1, 64100 Teramo, ItalyDepartment of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, Marche Polytechnic University, Via Brecce Bianche, 60131 Ancona, ItalyAGROINNOVA—Interdepartmental Centre for Innovation in the Agricultural and Food Sector, University of Torino, Largo Paolo Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco, TO, ItalyDepartment of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, Marche Polytechnic University, Via Brecce Bianche, 60131 Ancona, ItalySeedborne pathogens represent a critical issue for successful agricultural production worldwide. Seed treatment with plant protection products constitutes one of the first options useful for reducing seed infection or contamination and preventing disease spread. Basic substances are active, non-toxic substances already approved and sold in the EU for other purposes, e.g., as foodstuff or cosmetics, but they can also have a significant role in plant protection as ecofriendly, safe, and ecological alternatives to synthetic pesticides. Basic substances are regulated in the EU according to criteria presented in Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. Twenty-four basic substances are currently approved in the EU and some of them such as chitosan, chitosan hydrochloride, vinegar, mustard seed powder, and hydrogen peroxide have been investigated as seed treatment products due to their proven activity against fungal, bacterial, and viral seedborne pathogens. Another basic substance, sodium hypochlorite, is under evaluation and may be approved soon for seed decontamination. Potential basic substances such as essential oils, plant extracts, and ozone were currently found effective as a seed treatment for disease management, although they are not yet approved as basic substances. The aim of this review, run within the Euphresco BasicS project, is to collect the recent information on the applications of basic substances and potential basic substances for seed treatment and describe the latest advanced research to find the best application methods for seed coating and make this large amount of published research results more manageable for consultation and use.https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/9/11/1220chitosanessential oilsphytotoxicityseed coatingseed qualityseed treatment |
| spellingShingle | Laura Orzali Mohamed Bechir Allagui Clemencia Chaves-Lopez Junior Bernardo Molina-Hernandez Marwa Moumni Monica Mezzalama Gianfranco Romanazzi Basic Substances and Potential Basic Substances: Key Compounds for a Sustainable Management of Seedborne Pathogens Horticulturae chitosan essential oils phytotoxicity seed coating seed quality seed treatment |
| title | Basic Substances and Potential Basic Substances: Key Compounds for a Sustainable Management of Seedborne Pathogens |
| title_full | Basic Substances and Potential Basic Substances: Key Compounds for a Sustainable Management of Seedborne Pathogens |
| title_fullStr | Basic Substances and Potential Basic Substances: Key Compounds for a Sustainable Management of Seedborne Pathogens |
| title_full_unstemmed | Basic Substances and Potential Basic Substances: Key Compounds for a Sustainable Management of Seedborne Pathogens |
| title_short | Basic Substances and Potential Basic Substances: Key Compounds for a Sustainable Management of Seedborne Pathogens |
| title_sort | basic substances and potential basic substances key compounds for a sustainable management of seedborne pathogens |
| topic | chitosan essential oils phytotoxicity seed coating seed quality seed treatment |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/9/11/1220 |
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