title: Botanical nematicides: a review.
abstract: Despite the uselfuness of nematicidal compounds in agricultural practices, some serious concerns are raised today about their excessive use leading to enhancement of biodegradation mechanisms in soil expressed as lack of efficacy under field conditions and resistance development. Moreover, the phase-out of methyl bromide has led to the need for a valid alternative to organophosporous and carbamate compounds, such us fosthiazate, fenamiphos, oxamyl, and aldicarb. In the past years, intregated pest management strategies have been practised worldwide to maximize crop production while maintaining and contributing to agriculture sustainability. Biopesticides and specifically bionematicides constitute a desirable component of pest management technology and practices. Particularly, in the frame of our ongoing research on natural nematicides of botanical origin, we have reviewed the international bibliography for candidate nematicidal compounds. We report herein the nematicidal activity of plant metabolites on the basis of their chemical characteristics and structure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Agriculture Crop Production and Rural Environment, University of Thessaly , Fytokou Street, 38446 Nea Ionia-Volos, Magnesia, Greece.
authors.forename: Nikoletta G
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Ntalli
authors.forename: Pierluigi
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Caboni
mesh_terms: D016573:Agrochemicals; D000818:Animals; D000969:Antinematodal Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D009348:Nematoda / Q000187:drug effects*; D010572:Pest Control, Biological; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D010944:Plants / Q000737:chemistry*; D014431:Tylenchoidea / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D016573:Agrochemicals; D000969:Antinematodal Agents