An Overview of Bioherbicides
Rahman khakzad 1 , Rasoul Loghmanpour zarini 2
1 - Instructor , Department of Agriculture Engineering, Technical and Vocational University, Tehran, Iran
2 - Associated Professor, respectively, Department of Agriculture Engineering, Technical and Vocational University, Tehran, Iran
Keywords: Viruses, plant extracts, Essential oils, Bacteria, Fungi,
Abstract :
The ever increasing population and global issue for food security have led us to use multiple approaches to overcome the weed problems that can reduce the crop productivity up to 70%. Chemical herbicides and mechanical and other biological approaches have overcome weed problem on one hand but also destroy the environment and caused some human health impacts on the other hand. Bioherbicides are biological control agents applied in similar ways to chemical herbicides to control weeds. Of the array of bioherbicides currently available, the most successful products appear to be sourced from fungi (mycoherbicides), with at least 16 products being developed for commercial use globally. Over the last few decades, bioherbicides sourced from bacteria and plant extracts (such as allelochemicals and essential oils), together with viruses, have also shown marked success in controlling various weeds. Despite this encouraging trend, ongoing research is still required for these compounds to be economically viable and successful in the long term. This review will explain the importance and impacts of the bioherbicides by elaborating the constraints which this approach is facing in its production and application.
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