Volatile Organic Compounds: A Review of Their Current Applications as Pest Biocontrol and Disease Management

Sustainable agriculture is the most desired solution to ensure food security for growing world population and face climate change. Furthermore, sustainable seeks alternatives harmful pesticides chemical fertilizers. This review presents an overview of recent scientific research potential applications volatile organic compounds (VOCs) as pest biocontrol disease management during pre- postharvest, along with possible limitations in scalability at agricultural level. According information reviewed, bacteria, fungi, yeast, plants are principal organisms that produce VOCs biotechnological potential. The main reported enhanced resistance/tolerance abiotic stressors, such drought, cold, salinity, defense response against biotic viruses, nematodes, insects. Some particular present antimicrobial effect on a wide range plant human pathogens. Therefore, considered promising, strategy can replace However, future needs promote collaboration farmers development industrial