The extraction of bioactive plant components, which belong to specialized metabolites, is carried out by conventional and novel methods. In this study, a classical (hydrodistillation, HD) technique (microwave-assisted water extraction, MAE) were used isolate free volatile compounds from nine Croatian Veronica taxa (family Plantaginaceae). Each these extracts consists lipophilic phase an aqueous...

The use of plant extracts for biotechnical control root-knot nematodes is increasingly important. In this study, the efficacy three extracts, Thymbra spicata L. (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) (Mediterranean thyme), Plantago lanceolata Plantaginaceae) (ribwort plantain) and Rosmarinus officinalis (Rosemary), controlling Meloidogyne incognita (Kofoid & White, 1919) Chitwood, 1949 (Tylenchida: Meloidogynid...