Botanicals: Sources for Eco-Friendly Biopesticides

Evaluating eco-friendly botanicals (natural plant extracts) as alternatives to synthetic fungicides.

INTRODUCTION Fungicides are widely used in conventional agriculture to control plant diseases. Prolonged usage often poses health problems as modern society is becoming more health-conscious. Penicillium digitatum, the cause of citrus green mould, is an important postharvest pathogen which causes serious losses annually. The disease is currently managed with synthetic fungicides. There is, howe...

Eco-friendly Dentistry

An evaluation of some eco-friendly biopesticides against Bemisia tabaci on two greenhouse tomato varieties in Egypt

Th is study has two main approaches. First, it exploits the susceptibility of tomato cultivars as a prophylactic measure to detect auto resistance characters of the tested tomato varieties against Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae). Secondly, it evaluates the effi cacy of diff erent bio-rational insecticides against B. tabaci under greenhouse conditions. Th e results exhibited ...

Recommending Eco-Friendly Route Plans

As personal transportation is one of the greatest contributors of CO2 emissions, means able to assist travelers in reducing their ecological impact are urgently needed. In this work we focus on travel recommenders that encourage green transportation habits among travelers who have a preexisting interest in taking action to lessen their impact on the environment. We aim to provide urban traveler...

Eco Friendly Pharmaceutical Packaging Material

Eco friendly pharmaceutical packaging materials are the safe materials for environment which enclose pharmaceutical product in any of the dosage forms. They may be derived from natural resources, like starches, proteins etc. that inflict little or nearly no harm on the environment and the environment dependent species. This review highlight the eco friendly materials, their classification, uses...