HISTORY, PRESENCE AND PERSPECTIVE OF USING PLANT EXTRACTS AS COMMERCIAL BOTANICAL INSECTICIDES AND FARM PRODUCTS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST INSECTS - A REVIEW

Botanical insecticides keep attracting more attention from environmental and small farmers worldwide as they are considered as a suitable alternative to synthetic insecticides.The use of secondary metabolites in a defensive manner isolated from plants is a tradition more than 3000 years old.However, despite current intensive research, the assortmen

Introduction.In Russia the use of cyclical equipment to remove the top layer of the soil is not feasible.The problem of the roads construction accelerating, improving their quality can be solved by applying a continuous action unit to form a litter layer.The main working bodies of the unit are buckets, including lower knives, right knives and conso

Fire disasters in informal settlements (also referred to as slums, shantytowns, favelas, etc.) are a major challenge worldwide, with a single incident being able to displace thousands of people.Numerous factors including dwelling spacing, material type, topography, weather, fuel loads, roads, and more influence fire spread.Conducting large-scale ex

Pyrolyzed organic matter, commonly referred to as biochar, generally has gator phi gator positive effects on plant growth and can enhance early seedling development.Biochar-based seed coatings may thus be beneficial, specifically under adverse soil conditions such as high soil salinity.Using a series of lab and greenhouse experiments, we evaluated