The role of carvacrol in agriculture mainly includes being a broad-spectrum antifungal agent, fungicide, insecticide, disinfectant, antioxidant, preservative, deodorant, pharmaceutical intermediate, and used in agricultural disease prevention and control. 12
Carvacrol is an organic compound that is easily soluble in alcohol and ether, almost insoluble in water, and can evaporate with water vapor. It is a broad-spectrum antifungal agent that inhibits the growth of 20 species of fungi including Fusarium, Aspergillus, and Penicillium. It can strongly inhibit fungal growth and mycotoxin synthesis. In addition, carvacrol has broad-spectrum antibacterial activity against fungi and bacteria. Therefore, carvacrol has also been developed and applied in the field of agricultural disease control. This phenolic compound not only has a broad-spectrum and efficient bactericidal effect, but can also stimulate crop growth, enhance immunity, and increase yield.
In terms of specific applications, carvacrol has been used to control citrus psyllid and chestnut postharvest diseases. Preventing and controlling psyllids through biogenic pesticides - Metarhizium anisopliae (registered psyllid), physical control and biological natural enemies, etc., has achieved certain results, but the results are not ideal. Carvacrol is an active essential oil extracted from various aromatic plant raw materials such as oregano and thyme. It has a variety of biological functions, including sterilization, insecticide, disinfection, antioxidant, antiseptic, etc., and has good effects on various crop diseases and insect pests. preventive effect. As a purely natural biological preparation of plant origin, it complies with organic and green production standards.
In addition, carvacrol is also used for disease control of tobacco, rice, eggplant, pepper, cucumber and other crops, such as early blight, late blight, gray mold, downy mildew, etc. Application methods include seedbed soil disinfection and spraying directly on crops.
In summary, carvacrol is widely used in agriculture. It is not only used to prevent and control various diseases and pests, but also promotes crop growth and increases yield. It is an efficient and environmentally friendly agricultural biological agent.
