Chemical Defenses in Eucalyptus Species: A Sustainable Strategy Based on Antique Knowledge to Diminish Agrochemical Dependency

Leicach, Silvia R.; Grass, M. A. Yaber; Chludil, Hugo D.; Garau, A.; Guarnaschelli, Ana B.; Fernández, Paula Virginia

doi:10.5772/35063

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“…Essential oils are usually derived from the eucalypt foliage by steam distillation (hydrodistillation). They are represented by complex mixtures of monoterpenes (C 10 ) and sesquiterpenes (C 15 ) with low levels of phenylpropanoids and acyclic hydrocarbon derivatives such as oxides, ethers, alcohols, esters, aldehydes, and ketones [221]. The chemical and biological activity of the eucalypt essential oils is studied fairly well (see reviews [222,223].…”

Section: Allelochemicals In Treesmentioning

confidence: 99%

…Fell Upas Sits, the Hydra-Tree of Death †, or the Phytotoxicity of Trees

2019

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The use of natural products that can serve as natural herbicides and insecticides is a promising direction because of their greater safety for humans and environment. Secondary metabolites of plants that are toxic to plants and insects—allelochemicals—can be used as such products. Woody plants can produce allelochemicals, but they are studied much less than herbaceous species. Meanwhile, there is a problem of interaction of woody species with neighboring plants in the process of introduction or invasion, co-cultivation with agricultural crops (agroforestry) or in plantation forestry (multiclonal or multispecies plantations). This review describes woody plants with the greatest allelopathic potential, allelochemicals derived from them, and the prospects for their use as biopesticides. In addition, the achievement of and the prospects for the use of biotechnology methods in relation to the allelopathy of woody plants are presented and discussed.

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Section: Allelochemicals In Treesmentioning

confidence: 99%