Published in Scientific Papers. Series A. Agronomy, Vol. LXI, Issue 1
Written by Carmen LUPU, Elena DELIAN, Lenuţa CHIRA, Adrian CHIRA
Testing and recommending means of fertilization as well as protective measures against the action of abiotic and biotic stressors during plant vegetation and post-harvesting, in a sustainable and environmentally friendly way, is one of the major challenges of researchers in the field, in close interdependence with the expectations of practitioners and last but not least of consumers. From this point of view, considering the chemical composition of diatomite, the use of diatomaceous earth may be a non-chemical alternative and / or complementary measure to the application of chemical fertilizers or plant-health treatments. The purpose of this review is to bring together recent, relevant data on the beneficial effects of diatomaceous earth use, in terms of insecticidal and fungistatic effects, also as mycotoxins adsorbent during storage of agricultural products.
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