TY  - JOUR
A1  - Acheuk, Fatma
A1  - Basiouni, Shereen
A1  - Shehata, Awad A.
A1  - Dick, Katie
A1  - Hajri, Haifa
A1  - Lasram, Salma
A1  - Yilmaz, Mete
A1  - Emekci, Mevlüt
A1  - Tsiamis, George
A1  - Spona-Friedl, Marina
A1  - May-Simera, Helen
A1  - Eisenreich, Wolfgang
A1  - Ntougias, Spyridon
T1  - Status and prospects of botanical biopesticides in Europe and Mediterranean countries
T2  - Biomolecules
N2  - Concerning human and environmental health, safe alternatives to synthetic pesticides are urgently needed. Many of the currently used synthetic pesticides are not authorized for application in organic agriculture. In addition, the developed resistances of various pests against classical pesticides necessitate the urgent demand for efficient and safe products with novel modes of action. Botanical pesticides are assumed to be effective against various crop pests, and they are easily biodegradable and available in high quantities and at a reasonable cost. Many of them may act by diverse yet unexplored mechanisms of action. It is therefore surprising that only few plant species have been developed for commercial usage as biopesticides. This article reviews the status of botanical pesticides, especially in Europe and Mediterranean countries, deepening their active principles and mechanisms of action. Moreover, some constraints and challenges in the development of novel biopesticides are highlighted.
KW  - Pflanzliches Insektizid
KW  - Herbizid
KW  - Fungizid
KW  - Mittelmeerraum
KW  - botanical insecticides
KW  - botanical herbicides
KW  - botanical fungicides
KW  - Mediterranean region
KW  - bioactive substances
KW  - mechanism of action
KW  - Europa
Y1  - 2022
UR  - https://hst.opus.hbz-nrw.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/135
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hbz:tr5-1350
VL  - 12
IS  - 2
SP  - 1
EP  - 30
PB  - MDPI
ER  -