Phytochemicals as Eco-Friendly Compounds for Weed Control and Obtaining Safer Horticultural Products
A special issue of Horticulturae (ISSN 2311-7524). This special issue belongs to the section "Developmental Physiology, Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 26 January 2026 | Viewed by 21
Special Issue Editor
Interests: plant biotechnology; plant physiology and biochemistry; natural products
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Dear Colleagues,
There is currently a growing demand for safer agricultural products, both for the environment and for human and animal health. Synthetic agrochemicals used to control weeds in crops are generally highly toxic and can cause physiological and biochemical changes in plants. These substances are also harmful to the environment and local fauna, such as insects, fish and reptiles, and can also remain in plant and livestock products and are linked to various human pathologies. Studies on environmentally friendly and safer agrochemicals as alternatives for weed control are important due to the growing demand for organic foods and the need for environmentally safe management tools. Natural compounds from plants, in their pure form or in crude extracts, are welcome and can be used as an effective alternative for sustainable weed management. This Special Issue aims to present an overview of progress and future trends in areas such as phytotechny, physiology, phytochemistry, biochemistry and biotechnology that are associated with the use of phytochemicals as eco-friendly compounds, providing an update on the modern techniques used for obtaining safer horticultural products in natural or artificial environments.
Dr. Ana Hortência Fonseca Castro
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- natural crop protection agents
- weed control
- bioherbicides
- phytotoxicity
- allelopathy
- allelochemicals
- secondary metabolites
- plant biotechnology
- plant physiology
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