Plants as Useful Vectors to Reduce Environmental Toxic Arsenic Content by Nosheen Mirza, Qaisar Mahmood, Mohammad Maroof Shah, Arshid Pervez, Sikander Sultan

“…Anthropogenic As contamination of soil may result from mining, milling, and smelting of copper, lead, zinc sulfide ores, hide tanning waste, dyes, chemical weapons, electroplating, gas exhaust, application of municipal sludge on land, combustion of fossil fuels, As additives to livestock feed, coal fly ash, and use of arsenical pesticides in agricultural sector. Phytoremediation can be viewed as biological, solar-driven, pump-and-treat system with an extensive, self-extending uptake network (the root system) that enhances the natural ecosystems for subsequent productive use. …”
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Mathematical probit and logistic mortality models of the Khapra beetle fumigated with plant essential oils by Alhadi E. Alamir, Gomah E. Nenaah, Mohamed A. Hafiz

“…Results could help in using a relatively safe and effective strategy for the control of this serious pest using alternative control strategy to reduce the health and environmental drawbacks resulted from the excessive reliance on the broadly toxic chemical pesticides and in order to contribute safeguard world-wide grain supplies.…”
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Integrated Pest Management at Home Series: Does your head itch? Facts About Head Lice by Nelly Nelson, LuAnn Duncan, Jenny Rodriguez, Katherine Allen, Karen Stauderman, Lisa Hamilton, Faith Oi

“…What should schools do about head lice? Will pesticides work? Will home remedies work? What can happen?! …”
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Environmental Applications of Mass Spectrometry for Emerging Contaminants by Anil Kumar Meher, Akli Zarouri

“…Emerging contaminants (ECs), encompassing pharmaceuticals, personal care products, pesticides, and industrial chemicals, represent a growing threat to ecosystems and human health due to their persistence, bioaccumulation potential, and often-unknown toxicological profiles. …”
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Validation of Indigenous Knowledge Practices Among Teachers in Lower Secondary Schools in the Central Region of Uganda by Grace K. Baguma, Jesse Lukindo

“…A Principal Component Analysis (PCA) was done on a sample of 456 respondents to extract a five-factor dimension of Indigenous Knowledge which includes processing of foods, oils, fragrances, and pesticides; food harvesting and crop storage; food preparation; environment protection; and medicinal herbs. …”
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Research on Crystal Structure and Fungicidal Activity of the Amide Derivatives Based on the Natural Products Sinapic Acid and Mycophenolic Acid by Zhanfang Chen, Hongbin Fang, Xuewen Hua, Wenrui Liu, Yi Liu, Chenmeng Xue, Bingxiang Wang, Dzmitry Bazhanau, Xiaohe Zhu, Man Yuan, Jing Ru, Pengfei Chu

“…Structural optimization based on natural products is an important and effective way to discover new green pesticides. Here, two series of amide derivatives based on sinapic acid and mycophenolic acid were designed in combination with the fungicidal natural product piperlongumine and synthesized by preparing the carboxylic acid into acyl chloride and then reacting with the corresponding aromatic amines, respectively. …”
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Organizmy pożyteczne w strategiach biologicznego zwalczania – grzyby owadobójcze by Anna Augustyniuk-Kram

“…The term biopesticide is used for microbial biological pest control agents that are applied in a similar manner to chemical pesticides. The use of biopesticides can substitute for some (but not all) chemicals and provide environmentally safe and sustainable control of pests but EU legislation and prohibitive registration costs are discouraging the development and commercialization of many promising new products.…”
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Antibacterial, Antifungal, and Insecticidal Potentials of Oxalis corniculata and Its Isolated Compounds by Azizur Rehman, Ali Rehman, Ijaz Ahmad

“…Similarly the crude, n-hexane, and chloroform fractions were also found to have significant activity against fungal strains including Fusarium solani, Aspergillus flexneri, and Aspergillus flavus and have no activity against Aspergillus niger. Chemical pesticides have shown very good results at the beginning, but with the passage of time the need was realized to use the natural plant sources for the safe control of insects. …”
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Impacts of Horticultural Mineral Oils and Two Insecticide Practices on Population Fluctuation of Diaphorina citri and Spread of Huanglongbing in a Citrus Orchard in Sarawak by Stephen Chan Teck Leong, Fatimah Abang, Andrew Beattie, Roland Jui Heng Kueh, Sing King Wong

“…The effects of nC24HMO and conventional pesticides on the citrus psyllid population and parasitoids in citrus orchard were also determined.…”
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Farmers’ adoption of green prevention and control technology in China: does information awareness matter? by Ruifeng Liu, Jian Wang, Mengling Tian, Yefan Nian, Wei Ren, Hengyun Ma, Fei Liang

“…Abstract Green prevention and control technology (GPCT) represents an eco-friendly approach in agriculture, aimed at promoting sustainability by reducing farmers’ excessive use of chemical pesticides. Despite the Chinese government having made a large effort to promote the technology, the farmers’ utilization is still low in China, especially when no financial incentives are provided to farmers. …”
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MONITORING OF Aegilops L. LOCAL SPECIES GENETIC DIVERSITY OF KAZAKHSTAN’S FLORA by R. Urazaliev, M. Yessimbekova, K. Mukin, A. Chirkin, G. Ismagulova

“…New genes for resistance to diseases and pests are urgently needed to avoid using pesticides and to raise adaptivity to the environmental stresses caused by global climate change. …”
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Automated quantification of Enchytraeus crypticus juveniles in different soil types using RootPainter by Bart G. van Hall, Cornelis A.M. van Gestel

“…Toxicity tests were performed following OECD guideline 220 using five different pesticides (two fungicides and three insecticides) and four different soil types (three OECD artificial soils and one natural LUFA 2.2 soil). …”
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In Vitro Selection of a Single-Stranded DNA Molecular Recognition Element Specific for Bromacil by Ryan M. Williams, Amanda R. Kulick, Srilakshmi Yedlapalli, Louisa Battistella, Cyrus J. Hajiran, Letha J. Sooter

“…We have identified one MRE with high affinity (Kd=9.6 nM) and specificity for bromacil compared to negative targets of selection and other pesticides. The selected ssDNA MRE will be useful as the sensing element in a field-deployable bromacil detection device.…”
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Efficacy of Herbicides When Spray Solution Application Is Delayed by Peter M. Eure, David L. Jordan, Loren R. Fisher, Alan C. York

“…Information is limited concerning the impact of delaying applications of pesticides after solution preparation on efficacy. Experiments were conducted to determine weed control when diclosulam, dimethenamid-P, flumioxazin, fomesafen, imazethapyr, pendimethalin, and S-metolachlor were applied preemergence the day of solution preparation or 3, 6, and 9 days after solution preparation. …”
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Occupational exposures in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review. by Valentina Quintero Santofimio, Andre F S Amaral, Johanna Feary

“…Exposure measurements included vapour, gases, dust, and fumes (VGDF), solvents, metals, pesticides and particulate matter. Occupational exposure levels for the same industry varied widely across geographical regions. …”
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Analysis of Antifungal Components in the Galls of Melaphis chinensis and Their Effects on Control of Anthracnose Disease of Chinese Cabbage Caused by Colletotrichum higginsianum by Ping-Chung Kuo, Ting-Fang Hsieh, Mei-Chi Lin, Bow-Shin Huang, Jenn-Wen Huang, Hung-Chang Huang

“…These results indicate that M. chinensis may be potential for further development of plant-derived pesticides for control of anthracnose of cabbage and other cruciferous crops.…”
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Phytosynthesized Nanoparticles as Novel Antifungal Agent for Sustainable Agriculture: A Mechanistic Approach, Current Advances, and Future Directions by Javeria Parveen, Tahira Sultana, Abeer Kazmi, Khafsa Malik, Abd Ullah, Amir Ali, Bushra Qayyum, Naveed Iqbal Raja, Zia-ur-Rehman Mashwani, Saif Ur Rehman

“…Similarly, nano-based instruments are highly promising in the agriculture sector, particularly for the production of powerful formulations that require appropriate distribution of agrochemicals, nutrients, pesticides/insecticides, and even growth regulators for improved efficiency of use. …”
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Promising Natural Products in Crop Protection and Food Preservation: Basis, Advances, and Future Prospects by Temitope A. Ogunnupebi, Abimbola P. Oluyori, Adewumi O. Dada, Oluwole S. Oladeji, Adejumoke A. Inyinbor, Godshelp O. Egharevba

“…In the past few decades, several natural product-based alternatives have been discovered and projected as better alternatives to synthetic pesticides and other synthetic agrochemicals. Recent studies focusing on the application of different botanicals in crop protection and food preservation were carefully selected and reviewed. …”
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Analysis of the state of organic soybean production in Serbia by Golijan-Pantović Jelena, Dimitrijević Bojan, Sečanski Mile, Gordanić Stefan

“…The products produced in this way are of high quality, without residues of pesticides and other chemicals. Soya is a plant of great economic importance, one of the most important field crops. …”
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ASSESSMENT OF SUSTAINABLE EFFICIENCY ON POTATO FARMS AT BAGHDAD GOVERNORATE by A. H. Alzubaidi, E. H. Ali

“…This includes committing to specific dates and quantities when adding fertilizers and pesticides, as their impact on the environment is direct. …”
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