Specialized Metabolites from the Allelopathic Plant Retama raetam as Potential Biopesticides.

ABSTRACT: To cope with the rising food demand, modern agriculture practices are based on the indiscriminate use of agrochemicals. Although this strategy leads to a temporary solution, it also severely damages the environment, representing a risk to human health. A sustainable alternative to agrochemicals is the use of plant metabolites and plant-based pesticides, known to have minimal environmental impact compared to synthetic pesticides. Retama raetam is a shrub growing in Algeria's desert areas, where it is commonly used in traditional medicine because of its antiseptic and antipyretic properties. Furthermore, its allelopathic features can be exploited to effectively control phytopathogens in the agricultural field. In this study, six compounds belonging to isoflavones and flavones subgroup

SUBMITTER: Soriano G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9146260 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature