Verdeguer Sancho, Mercedes María; Castañeda, Luis Guillermo; Torres-Pagan, Natalia; Llorens Molina, Juan Antonio; Carrubba, Alessandra(MDPI AG, 2020-02-01)
[EN] In the search of sustainable and environmentally friendly methods for weed control, there is increasing interest in essential oils (EOs) as an approach to reduce synthetic herbicide use. The phytotoxicity of Thymbra ...
[EN] The essential oil (EO) of Thymbra capitata has been demonstrated to possess herbicidal activity and could be used as an alternative to synthetic herbicides with reduced persistence in soil and new mode of action. ...
[EN] The bioherbicidal potential ofThymbra capitata(L.) Cav. essential oil (EO) and its main compound carvacrol was investigated. In in vitro assays, the EO blocked the germination and seedling growth ofErigeron ...