Torres-Pagán, Natalia and Muñoz, Marta and Barbero, Sara and Mamone, Roberta and Peiró, Rosa and Carrubba, Alessandra and Sánchez-Moreiras, Adela M. and Gómez de Barreda, Diego and Verdeguer, Mercedes (2024) Herbicidal Potential of the Natural Compounds Carvacrol, Thymol, Eugenol, p-Cymene, Citral and Pelargonic Acid in Field Conditions: Indications for Better Performance. Agronomy, 14 (3). p. 537. ISSN 2073-4395
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Abstract
In recent years, interest in natural products with herbicidal activity as new tools for integrated weed management has increased. The European Union is demanding a reduction in the number of herbicides used, forbidding use of the most toxic ones, despite the problem of weed resistance increasing. Pelargonic acid (PA) is the only natural herbicide available in Spain. In this work, two field assays were performed with the natural compounds carvacrol (CAR), citral (CIT), eugenol (EUG), thymol (THY), p-cymene (P-CYM), (PA), and the combination of PA with CIT—all except P-CYM formulated by Seipasa—to test their herbicidal efficacy in real conditions. They were compared with commercial PA, glyphosate (GLY) and oxyfluorfen (OXY). In both experiments, GLY achieved the best weed control. Considering the natural herbicides, PA formulated by Seipasa and PA plus CIT were the most effective. From both experiments, some conclusions can be extracted for better herbicidal performance of natural products: (1) use products on sensitive weed species, (2) treat weeds at earlier phenological stages, (3) find the active doses in field conditions, (4) cover weeds well when treating, (5) ensure adequate formulation of products, and (6) develop a strategy for correct application.
Item Type: | Article |
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Subjects: | Universal Eprints > Multidisciplinary |
Depositing User: | Managing Editor |
Date Deposited: | 06 Mar 2024 08:15 |
Last Modified: | 06 Mar 2024 08:15 |
URI: | http://journal.article2publish.com/id/eprint/3661 |