Crop Protection,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
178, P. 106586 - 106586
Published: Jan. 6, 2024
The
aim
of
this
study
was
to
develop
a
microemulsion
from
the
essential
oil
Citrus
aurantium
var.
dulcis
(EOCA)
as
an
alternative
synthetic
pesticides,
and
evaluate
its
efficacy
against
Aleurocanthus
woglumi
selectivity
towards
natural
enemies
Aschersonia
aleyrodis
Ceraeochrysa
cornuta.
Chemical
composition
determined
by
gas
chromatography
coupled
with
mass
spectrometry
revealed
limonene,
myrcene,
linalool
α-pinene
major
components.
prepared
using
ternary
diagram
illustrating
water,
oil,
surfactant
(procetyl
AWS)
co-surfactant
(ethanol).
Selected
microemulsions
were
characterized
polarized
light
microscopy,
revealing
be
isotropic
Newtonian
behaviour
when
measuring
shear
stress
rate.
mean
droplet
size
ranged
53.69
nm
2.22
μm.
insecticidal
activity
evaluated
assessing
three
application
routes,
namely,
contact,
systemic
translaminar.
Selectivity
percentage
growth
inhibition
(PGI)
fungi
on
A.
contact
eggs
larvae
C.
(LC50
=
36.07
mg/mL)
in
pure
form
had
lower
effect
than
18.65
mg/mL).
showed
approximately
90%
mortality
at
72
h
(LC90
55.50
On
aleyrodis,
interfered
biomass
production,
which
concentration
dependent.
At
15.68
mg/mL,
91%
production
observed.
In
experiments
cornuta,
selective
for
larvae,
did
not
interfere
predatory
capacity.
Applied Sciences,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
12(5), P. 2747 - 2747
Published: March 7, 2022
Food
supply
disruption
and
shortage
verified
during
the
current
pandemic
events
are
a
scenario
that
many
anticipate
for
near
future.
The
impact
of
climate
changes
on
food
production,
continuous
decrease
in
arable
land,
exponential
growth
human
population
important
drivers
this
problem.
In
context,
adding
value
to
waste
is
an
obvious
strategy
mitigate
shortages,
but
there
long
way
go
field.
Globally,
it
estimated
one-third
all
produced
lost.
This
certainly
due
different
factors,
lack
awareness
consumer
about
nutritional
certain
foods
parts,
namely
peels
seeds,
among
them.
review,
we
will
unveil
bioactive
discarded
from
most
fresh
fruit
vegetables
consumed
worldwide
as
waste.
span
characterization
composition
selected
fruits
vegetables,
particularly
their
seeds
peels,
possible
uses,
whether
our
diet
or
recycled
other
ends.
