Browsing Research Articles [LISBE] by Subject "Botanical products"

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    • Invasive weeds with pesticidal properties as potential new crops 

      Belmain, Steven; Mkindi, Angela; Mpumi, Nelson; Tembob, Yolice; Stevenson, Phillip; Ndakidemi, Patrick; Mtei, Kelvin; Machunda, Revocatus (Elsevier, 2017)
      Plants with pesticidal properties have been investigated for decades as alternatives to synthetics, but only a handful have been commercialised and developed as non-food cash crops. One of the reasons why pesticidal plants ...

    • Pesticidal Plant Extracts Improve Yield and Reduce Insect Pests on Legume Crops Without Harming Beneficial Arthropods 

      Tembo, Yolice; Mkindi, Angela; Mkenda, Prisila; Mpumi, Nelson; Mwanauta, Regina; Stevenson, Philip; Ndakidemi, Patrick; Belmain, Steven (Original Research, 2018-09-28)
      In the fight against arthropod crop pests using plant secondary metabolites, most research has focussed on the identification of bioactive molecules. Several hundred candidate plant species and compounds are now known ...