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Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, EarlyView.Abstract BACKGROUND The escalating prevalence of lifestyle‐ and aged‐related conditions, including diabetes, chronic inflammation, and cardiovascular disorders, underscores the urgent need for natural therapies. Such alternatives should offer reduced side effects compared to conventional pharmaceuticals while playing a proactive role in disease ...
Estefani Tavares Jansen +6 more
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Robust β‐myrcene block copolymer elastomeric vitrimers
Polymer International, EarlyView.Myrcene‐based vitrimeric elastomers were compared: statistical (poly(styrene‐stat‐myrcene‐stat‐AAEMA)] versus ‘hard–soft’ diblock (poly(styrene)‐block‐poly(myrcene‐co‐AAEMA)). The diblock's ability to anchor the glassy poly(styrene) blocks in a self‐assembled microstructure was effective – leading to four times higher tensile stress and ten times ...
Chong Yang Du +2 more
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JTPP: Journal of Tropical Plant Protection, 2021 Armyworm (Spodoptera litura) is an important pest that damages the leaves of soybean. SlNPV is one type of pathogen that has potential as a biocontrol agent to control armyworms because it is specific, selective, and effective.
Nafisatul Afidah +3 more
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Repellent properties of various essential oils and synthetic and natural products against Culicoides nubeculosus and C. obsoletus (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae), vectors of Orbivirus [PDF]
, 2012 Control of animal arbovirus transmission by Culicoides biting midges vectors is almost exclusively performed using pour-on pyrethroid insecticides on ruminants. Alternative strategies to synthetic insecticides, such as repellent essential oils, should be
Baldet, Thierry +6 more
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The adoption of rural livelihood technologies is often hindered by a gap between participatory design and user capacity. This study addresses this challenge with a co‐designed lemongrass distillation system in rural India that remained unused due to a lack of community capacity, despite a successful design process.
Aroun Clément Baudouin‐van Os +4 more
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Journal of Functional FoodsThis review provides a systematic and up-to-date overview of studies on the chemical composition, pharmacological activities and mechanisms, and applications of lemongrass, aims to establish a scientific and theoretical foundation for the development and
Siqi Wan, Bingcong Xing
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Food Technology and Biotechnology, 2022 Research background. Lemongrass (Cymbopogon flexuosus) essential oil exhibits antimicrobial and antioxidant properties due to the presence of α-citral and β-citral.
Anely Maciel de Melo +10 more
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Effect of Selected Essential Oils on Brown Recluse Spider Control [PDF]
, 2018 Loxosceles reclusa isconsidered a pest throughout its range in the US due mostly to the effects of its venomous bite (Sandidge and Hopwood, 2005).
Ewing, Robert +2 more
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Plant-Based Insect Repellents: A Review Of Their Efficacy, Development and Testing. [PDF]
, 2011 Plant-based repellents have been used for generations in traditional practice as a personal protection measure against host-seeking mosquitoes. Knowledge on traditional repellent plants obtained through ethnobotanical studies is a valuable resource for ...
Maia, Marta Ferreira, Moore, Sarah J
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Rust Disease on Lemongrass in California
Plant Disease, 1999 Lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus) is a minor crop grown for its edible stem and oil. The plant is grown both commercially, by specialty producers, and noncommercially, particularly by homeowners of various Asian communities. For several years, a rust disease has affected the lemongrass plantings in coastal and inland California.
S T, Koike, R H, Molinar
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