01/04/2019 / By Edsel Cook
In the search for safer and healthier substitutes to chemical fungicides, Algerian researchers have extracted essential oils from different species of citrus plants for testing as anti-fungal agents. They reported that the oils offered a natural means of protecting plant crops from pathogenic fungi.
The researchers received support from the Hassiba University Benbouali. They published their findings in the scientific journal Phytothérapie.
Based on their findings, the researchers conclude that citrus essential oils could be used as natural fungicides to prevent the onset and spread of common fungal diseases that target commercially valuable plants.
The full report, which is written in French, can be browsed at this page. For more information about the fungicidal properties of citrus leaves, you can visit EssentialOils.news.
Journal Reference:
Hamdani FZ, Allem R. PROPRIÉTÉS ANTIFONGIQUES DES HUILES ESSENTIELLES DES FEUILLES DE CITRUS VIS-À-VIS D’ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA ET PENICILLIUM SP IN VITRO. Phytothérapie. 2015;15(5):263–266. DOI: 10.1007/s10298-015-0978-3.
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