History, presence and perspective of using plant extracts as commercial botanical insecticides and farm products for protection against insects - a review

Botanical insecticides keep attracting more attention from environmental and small farmers worldwide as they are considered as a suitable alternative to synthetic insecticides. The use of secondary metabolites in a defensive manner isolated from plants is a tradition more than 3000 years old. Howeve...

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Main Author: Roman PAVELA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences 2016-12-01
Series:Plant Protection Science
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Online Access:https://pps.agriculturejournals.cz/artkey/pps-201604-0003_history-presence-and-perspective-of-using-plant-extracts-as-commercial-botanical-insecticides-and-farm-product.php