NATURAL COMPOUNDS: A SUSTAINABLE ALTERNATIVE TO THE PHYTOPATHOGENS CONTROL
Jiménez-Reyes MF, Carrasco H, Olea AF, Silva-Moreno E · Journal of the Chilean Chemical Society · 2019 June
DOI 10.4067/S0717-97072019000204459
Objective
Natural products have been researched as a control, and an alternative to these synthetic fungicides since they are not harmful to health and contribute to the environment caring. This review describes plants extracts, essential oils, and active compounds or secondary metabolites as antifungal agents both, in vitro and in vivo.
Conclusions
In this review, we observe that natural compounds derived from plants are worthwhile to treat fungal infections; phytopathogens, which nowadays remain as one of the most common plant diseases, and also represent one of the most significant issues for agricultural companies. We could also observe that extracts, essential oils, and active compounds from plants have efficient antifungal agents, which are potent and less toxic against phytopathogenic fungus, rather than synthetic fungicides. Likewise, they could partially or entirely replace the use of chemical antifungals, which increase resistance in fungi and pollute the environment, generating an eco-friendly control mechanism as well as lowering costs for agricultural companies.
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