Boccia P Author
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INAIL, Dipartimento Innovazioni tecnologiche e sicurezza degli impianti, prodotti e insediamenti antropici (DIT), via Roberto Ferruzzi 38/40-00143 Roma, Italia
INAIL, Dipartimento Innovazioni tecnologiche e sicurezza degli impianti, prodotti e insediamenti antropici (DIT), via Roberto Ferruzzi 38/40-00143 Roma, Italia, Effects of Essential Oils from Cymbopogon spp. and Cinnamomum verum on Biofilm and Virulence Properties of Escherichia coli O157: H7
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Author(s): Donnarumma L, Sturchio E, Milano F, Boccia P, Zanellato M and Annesi T
Effectiveness of Essential Oils Mixtures Based on Soy Emulsifier Against Powdery Mildew on Zucchini Plants
Chemical control is the main protection tool against several diseases that affect agricultural crops. The use of essential oils for the control of crop diseases is a potential alternative to the use of synthetic pesticides. The aim of this work was to test some essential oil mixtures, formulated with a soy emulsifier, against powdery mildew on zucchini plants, starting from the results of previous greenhouse trials. Moreover, the potential phytotoxicity of essential oils was also investigated on Vicia faba, a plant usually used as a bioindicator in ecotoxicologica... view moreĀ»