Natural Phytotoxins as Scaffolds for Development of Novel Herbicides
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Phytochemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2022) | Viewed by 5114
Special Issue Editor
Interests: mycoherbicides; phytotoxins; natural herbicides; insecticidal properties of fungal plant pathogens; mycotoxin
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Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue is planned to demonstrate advances in the development of new environmentally friendly herbicides using natural phytotoxins as their prototypes.
Weeds are a permanent component of anthropogenic ecosystems, and strict control is required in order to avoid the accumulation of their long-lasting seeds in the soil. With high infestation of crops, many elements of crop production technologies (fertilization, use of highly productive varieties, growth promoters, etc.) lose their practical value due to high yield losses. Therefore, the volumes of use of chemical herbicides (CHs) are several times higher than other agrochemicals for plant protection. However, intensive CH use leads to undesirable consequences: contamination of soil and water, accumulation of CH residues in the food, the emergence of CH-resistant populations of weeds, etc. In this regard, the development of environmentally low-risk herbicides with new mechanisms of action is relevant. Natural phytotoxins of plant or microbial origin may serve as prototypes of such compounds.
The aim of the proposed Special Issue is to determine the potential of natural phytotoxins as a scaffolds for the development of new herbicidal active ingredients. The following topics are of special interest:
1) New biotechnological approaches for production of natural phytotoxins;
2) The synthesis of their more active and stable derivatives;
3) The mechanisms of herbicidal action of the most promising substances;
4) Toxicological aspects of natural or semi-natural herbicides;
5) Prospective formulations and efficacy of natural/semi-natural herbicides.
This Special Issue would make a marked contribution to the development of new herbicides in demand on the world market.
Dr. Alexander Berestetskiy
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- phytotoxins
- fungi
- plants
- bacteria
- biotechnology
- semisynthesis
- weed control
- herbicide
- toxicology
- action mechanisms
- formulation
- field efficacy
