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Myrtaceae
About: Myrtaceae is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 582 publications have been published within this topic receiving 14689 citations. The topic is also known as: myrtle family.
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TL;DR: The use of eucalyptus oil as a natural pesticide is of immense significance in view of the environmental and toxicological implications of the indiscriminate use of synthetic pesticides and overcoming/reducing the problem of increasing pest resistance.
726 citations
TL;DR: The essential oil composition of myrtle leaf and flower was characterized by high proportions of alpha-pinene, the main compound of monoterpene hydrocarbon class, with 58% for leaf and 17.53% for flower while the stem was rich in oxygenated monoterpenes, largely due to 1,8-cineole.
338 citations
TL;DR: Six out of 42 essential oils extracted from species of the family Myrtaceae found in Australia were shown to have potent fumigant toxicity against three major stored-grain insects: Sitophilus oryzae, Tribolium castaneum and Rhyzopertha dominica.
322 citations
TL;DR: Tree growth, biomass productivity, litterfall mass and nutrient content, changes in soil chemical properties and understory forest succession were evaluated over a 8.5-year period in single- and mixed-species plantations of Casuarina equisetifolia and Leucaena leucocephala.
315 citations
TL;DR: Results of this study show that the leaf essential oil of E. camaldulensis and its effective constituents might be considered as a potent source for the production of fine natural larvicides.
312 citations