TY - JOUR
T1 - Overhauling the ecotoxicological impact of synthetic pesticides using plants’ natural products: a focus on Zanthoxylum metabolites
AU - Okagu, Innocent Uzochukwu
AU - Okeke, Emmanuel Sunday
AU - Ezeorba, Wisdom Chinedu Favour
AU - Ndefo, Joseph Chinedum
AU - Ezeorba, Timothy Prince Chidike
PY - 2023/6
Y1 - 2023/6
N2 - The reduction in agricultural production due to the negative impact of insects and weeds, as well as the health and economic burden associated with vector-borne diseases, has promoted the wide use of chemicals that control these “enemies.” However, the use of these synthetic chemicals has been recognized to elicit negative impacts on the environment as well as the health and wellbeing of man. In this study, we presented an overview of recent updates on the environmental and health impacts of synthetic pesticides against agro-pest and disease vectors while exhaustive reviewing the potentials of natural plant products from Zanthoxylum species (Rutaceae) as sustainable alternatives. This study is expected to spur further research on exploiting these plants and their chemicals as safe and effective pesticide entities to minimize the impact of their chemical and synthetic counterparts on health and the environment. Graphical abstract:
AB - The reduction in agricultural production due to the negative impact of insects and weeds, as well as the health and economic burden associated with vector-borne diseases, has promoted the wide use of chemicals that control these “enemies.” However, the use of these synthetic chemicals has been recognized to elicit negative impacts on the environment as well as the health and wellbeing of man. In this study, we presented an overview of recent updates on the environmental and health impacts of synthetic pesticides against agro-pest and disease vectors while exhaustive reviewing the potentials of natural plant products from Zanthoxylum species (Rutaceae) as sustainable alternatives. This study is expected to spur further research on exploiting these plants and their chemicals as safe and effective pesticide entities to minimize the impact of their chemical and synthetic counterparts on health and the environment. Graphical abstract:
KW - Fungicide
KW - Insecticides
KW - Herbicides
KW - Synthetic pesticides
KW - Ecotoxicology
KW - Health effects
KW - Zanthoxylum species
U2 - 10.1007/s11356-023-27258-w
DO - 10.1007/s11356-023-27258-w
M3 - Review article
C2 - 37148518
SN - 0944-1344
VL - 30
SP - 67997
EP - 68021
JO - Environmental Science and Pollution Research
JF - Environmental Science and Pollution Research
IS - 26
ER -