Biocontrol Potential of Essential Oils in Organic Horticulture Systems: From Farm to Fork
In recent decades, increasing attention has been paid to food safety and organic horticulture. Thus, people are looking for natural products to manage plant diseases, pests, and weeds. Essential oils (EOs) or EO-based products are potentially promising candidates for biocontrol agents due to their s...
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| author | Yuru Chang Philip F. Harmon Danielle D. Treadwell Daniel Carrillo Ali Sarkhosh Jeffrey K. Brecht |
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| description | In recent decades, increasing attention has been paid to food safety and organic horticulture. Thus, people are looking for natural products to manage plant diseases, pests, and weeds. Essential oils (EOs) or EO-based products are potentially promising candidates for biocontrol agents due to their safe, bioactive, biodegradable, ecologically, and economically viable properties. Born of necessity or commercial interest to satisfy market demand for natural products, this emerging technology is highly anticipated, but its application has been limited without the benefit of a thorough analysis of the scientific evidence on efficacy, scope, and mechanism of action. This review covers the uses of EOs as broad-spectrum biocontrol agents in both preharvest and postharvest systems. The known functions of EOs in suppressing fungi, bacteria, viruses, pests, and weeds are briefly summarized. Related results and possible modes of action from recent research are listed. The weaknesses of applying EOs are also discussed, such as high volatility and low stability, low water solubility, strong influence on organoleptic properties, and phytotoxic effects. Therefore, EO formulations and methods of incorporation to enhance the strengths and compensate for the shortages are outlined. This review also concludes with research directions needed to better understand and fully evaluate EOs and provides an outlook on the prospects for future applications of EOs in organic horticulture production. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8f5861f51b1b469c9ab5a071175dec9b2022-12-21T21:20:04ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Nutrition2296-861X2022-01-01810.3389/fnut.2021.805138805138Biocontrol Potential of Essential Oils in Organic Horticulture Systems: From Farm to ForkYuru Chang0Philip F. Harmon1Danielle D. Treadwell2Daniel Carrillo3Ali Sarkhosh4Jeffrey K. Brecht5Horticultural Sciences Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United StatesPlant Pathology Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United StatesHorticultural Sciences Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United StatesTropical Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Homestead, FL, United StatesHorticultural Sciences Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United StatesHorticultural Sciences Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United StatesIn recent decades, increasing attention has been paid to food safety and organic horticulture. Thus, people are looking for natural products to manage plant diseases, pests, and weeds. Essential oils (EOs) or EO-based products are potentially promising candidates for biocontrol agents due to their safe, bioactive, biodegradable, ecologically, and economically viable properties. Born of necessity or commercial interest to satisfy market demand for natural products, this emerging technology is highly anticipated, but its application has been limited without the benefit of a thorough analysis of the scientific evidence on efficacy, scope, and mechanism of action. This review covers the uses of EOs as broad-spectrum biocontrol agents in both preharvest and postharvest systems. The known functions of EOs in suppressing fungi, bacteria, viruses, pests, and weeds are briefly summarized. Related results and possible modes of action from recent research are listed. The weaknesses of applying EOs are also discussed, such as high volatility and low stability, low water solubility, strong influence on organoleptic properties, and phytotoxic effects. Therefore, EO formulations and methods of incorporation to enhance the strengths and compensate for the shortages are outlined. This review also concludes with research directions needed to better understand and fully evaluate EOs and provides an outlook on the prospects for future applications of EOs in organic horticulture production.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2021.805138/fullbactericidaldisease managementformulationfungicidalherbicidalinsecticidal |
| spellingShingle | Yuru Chang Philip F. Harmon Danielle D. Treadwell Daniel Carrillo Ali Sarkhosh Jeffrey K. Brecht Biocontrol Potential of Essential Oils in Organic Horticulture Systems: From Farm to Fork Frontiers in Nutrition bactericidal disease management formulation fungicidal herbicidal insecticidal |
| title | Biocontrol Potential of Essential Oils in Organic Horticulture Systems: From Farm to Fork |
| title_full | Biocontrol Potential of Essential Oils in Organic Horticulture Systems: From Farm to Fork |
| title_fullStr | Biocontrol Potential of Essential Oils in Organic Horticulture Systems: From Farm to Fork |
| title_full_unstemmed | Biocontrol Potential of Essential Oils in Organic Horticulture Systems: From Farm to Fork |
| title_short | Biocontrol Potential of Essential Oils in Organic Horticulture Systems: From Farm to Fork |
| title_sort | biocontrol potential of essential oils in organic horticulture systems from farm to fork |
| topic | bactericidal disease management formulation fungicidal herbicidal insecticidal |
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