Top four natural crop protection products
Leading experts identify the most-promising ‘green’ products for horticulture and row crops.
Worldwide, the use of conventional products that guard crops against weed pressure, disease and pests is increasing falling out of favour. Many products are being phased out in the EU and elsewhere.
Natural control of crop diseases and pests
Therefore, both manufacturers and research institutions are hard at work developing environmentally-friendly ‘green’ products. While there is some focus on development of ‘green’ herbicides, companies are putting much more effort into natural control of crop diseases and pests.
Beyond a lack of toxicity, there are many other advantages to using natural products in comparison to conventional. As RC Jagessar of the University of Guyana explains in a 2020 journal paper, these can include much lower cost, significantly lengthier protection (even throughout the entire growing period), high specificity