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Published on: July 26, 2024
Chemical case studies from natural products of recent interest in the crop protection industry
Georg Späth1, Olivier Loiseleur1
1Syngenta Crop Protection AG, Schaffhauserstrasse, 4332 Stein, Switzerland. olivier.loiseleur@syngenta.com.
Abstract:
Covering: up to 2024This review showcases selected natural products, which are of high relevance to the craft of crop protection, including in its most recent aspects such as their non-cidal use as biostimulants in plant health. Focussing on the chemistry and associated structure-activity relationships that were disclosed, the review presents case studies from the recent chemical development of important natural products and compounds inspired by them for their use in the crop protection industry.
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