Biocontrol Systems and Plant Physiology in Modern Agriculture: Processes, Strategies, Innovations

BIOCONTROL SYSTEMS AND PLANT PHYSIOLOGY IN MODERN AGRICULTURE Processes, Strategies, Innovations BIOCONTROL SYSTEMS AND PLANT PHYSIOLOGY IN MODERN AGRICULTURE Processes, Strategies, Innovations Edited by Romeo Rojas, PhD Guillermo Cristian Guadalupe Martínez Ávila, PhD Juan Antonio Vidales Contreras, PhD Cristóbal Noé Aguilar, PhD First edition published 2023 Apple Academic Press Inc. CRC Press 1265 Goldenrod Circle, NE, 6000 Broken Sound Parkway NW, Palm Bay, FL 32905 USA Suite 300, Boca Raton, FL 33487-2742 USA 760 Laurentian Drive, Unit 19, 4 Park Square, Milton Park, Burlington, ON L7N 0A4, CANADA Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 4RN UK © 2023 by Apple Academic Press, Inc. Apple Academic Press exclusively co-publishes with CRC Press, an imprint of Taylor & Francis Group, LLC Reasonable efforts have been made to publish reliable data and information, but the authors, editors, and publisher cannot assume responsibility for the validity of all materials or the consequences of their use. 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Identifiers: Canadiana (print) 20220195226 | Canadiana (ebook) 20220195277 | ISBN 9781774639788 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781774639795 (softcover) | ISBN 9781003277118 (ebook) Subjects: LCSH: Agricultural innovations. | LCSH: Plant physiology. | LCSH: Pests—Biological control. Classification: LCC S494.5.I5 B56 2023 | DDC 338.1/6—dc23 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data CIP data on file with US Library of C ongress ISBN: 978-1-77463-978-8 (hbk) ISBN: 978-1-77463-979-5 (pbk) ISBN: 978-1-00327-711-8 (ebk) About the Editors Romeo Rojas, PhD Coordinator of the Research Center and Development for Food Industries. Scientist, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, School of Agronomy, Nuevo León, México. Romeo Rojas, PhD, is Professor at the School of Agronomy, Autonomous University of Nuevo León, Mexico, as well as Coordinator of the Research Center and Development for Food Industries. His research and teaching are in food, biotechnology, and agricultural sciences. Dr. Rojas is currently working on several research and collaboration projects funded by the Agricultural Secretariat of Mexico, National Forestry Commission, and the National Mexican Research Council. He has published over 20 original research papers in indexed journals and 16 book chapters and has participated in and contributed to over 50 scientific meetings. He is a member of the Mexican Society of Biotechnology and Bioengineering (SMBB), the National System of Researchers (SNI) (since 2015 [level I]), and other organizations. He directed one PhD thesis, two MSc theses, and four BSc theses. Dr. Rojas became a Food Science and Technology Engineer (2007) from the Autonomous Agrarian University Antonio Narro, with specialization in agricultural sciences. His PhD degree in Food Science and Technology was awarded in 2013 by the Autonomous University of Coahuila, Mexico. He has had academic research stays in Portugal (Univeridade do Minho) and in Queretaro, México (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico). Guillermo Cristian Guadalupe Martínez Ávila, PhD Scientist, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, School of Nuevo León, México. Guillermo Cristian Guadalupe Martínez Ávila, PhD, is Professor at the School of Agronomy, Autonomous University of Nuevo León, Mexico, specializing in research on foods, biotechnology, and agricultural sciences. Dr. Ávila has published 24 original research papers in indexed journals and 10 book chapters and has participated in and contributed to over 50 scientific meetings. He was named as an outstanding reviewer for journals such as Food Research International, Heliyon, LWT-Food Science and Technology, vi About the Editors etc. He is a member of the National System of Researchers (since 2012 [level 1]), Mexican Society of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, and Mexican Association of Food Chemistry. He has been a thesis director of two MSc theses and three BSc theses. Dr. Martínez has collaborated and worked on several research projects funded by the Agricultural Secretariat of Mexico, National Forestry Commission and the National Mexican Research Council (SAGARPA-CONACYT; CONAFOR-CONACYT). He became a Chemical Pharmacobiologist (2005) at the Autonomous University of Coahuila, Mexico, and holds a specialization in food sciences. His PhD degree in Biotechnology was awarded in 2011 by the Autonomous University of Coahuila. He has been in two academic stays in Ireland (University College Cork) and in Fortaleza, Brazil (Universidade de Fortaleza). Juan Antonio Vidales Contreras, PhD Scientist, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, School of Agronomy, Nuevo León, México. Juan Antonio Vidales Contreras, PhD, has been a Professor since 1985 at the Agronomy School, Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon, Mexico, specializing in the field of environmental science and engineering. Currently, he is head of the graduate and research office. Dr. Vidales Contreras currently has developed more than 10 research projects funded by diverse local and national institutions. He has published over 58 original research papers on wastewater treatment and agricultural systems in indexed journals and three book chapters and has participated in and contributed to over 20 scientific meetings. He is a member of the CONACYT National System of Researchers and has desirable PRODEP profile desirable from the Mexican Education Agency. Dr. Vidales Contreras has worked on more than 10 research projects funded by diverse local and national institutions. He has been a thesis director of one PhD dissertation and four and five MSc and BSc theses, respectively. He became an Agronomy Engineer (1984) in the Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon (UANL), with a specializa­ tion in groundwater hydrology. He was awarded a PhD in Soil Water and Environmental Science from the Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon and University of Arizona. About the Editors vii Cristóbal Noé Aguilar, PhD Scientist, Department of Food Research, School of Chemistry, Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila, Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico. Cristóbal Noé Aguilar, PhD, is Director of Research and Postgraduate Programs at the Universidad Autonoma de Coahuila, Mexico. He is also a member of the Bioprocesses and Bioproducts Research Group and Professor in the Food Research Department in the School of Chemistry at the Univers­ idad Autónoma de Coahuila, Saltillo, Mexico. Dr. Aguilar is Associate Editor of Heliyon (Microbiology) and Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems (Food Processing) and has published more than 330 papers in indexed journals, more than 40 articles in Mexican journals, and 250 contributions in scien­ tific meetings. He has also published many book chapters, several Mexican books, four editions of international books, and more. He has been awarded several prizes and awards, the most important of which are the National Prize of Research 2010 from the Mexican Academy of Sciences; the Prize “Carlos Casas Campillo 2008” from the Mexican Society of Biotechnology and Bioengineering; National Prize AgroBio–2005; and the Mexican Prize in Food Science and Technology. Dr. Aguilar is a member of the Mexican Academy of Science, the International Bioprocessing Association, Mexican Academy of Sciences, Mexican Society for Biotechnology and Bioengi­ neering, and the Mexican Association for Food Science and Biotechnology. He has developed more than 21 research projects, including six international exchange projects. Contents Contributors .............................................................................................................xi Abbreviations .......................................................................................................... xv Preface ..................................................................................................................xvii PART I: Biocontrol Systems: Processes and Strategies in Modern Agriculture .............................................................................1 1. Botanical Compounds as Adjuvants: An Alternative to Reduce the Pesticide Use ...............................................................................3 Saúl Saucedo-Pompa, Guillermo Cristian Guadalupe Martínez-Ávila, José Sandoval Cortés, Araceli Loredo-Treviño, and Janeth Margarita Ventura-Sobrevilla 2. Customization of Bioreactor Technology for On-Site Production of Biocontrol Agents .................................................................23 M. Mousumi Das, M. Haridas, Hector Arturo Ruiz Leza, and A. Sabu 3. Fungal Biomass Supported on Polyurethane Shavings for Removing the Dye Direct Black 38 .............................................................45 Julia Mariana Márquez-Reyes, Juan Pablo Hernández-Rodríguez, Orquídea Pérez-González, Celestino García-Gómez, and Humberto Rodríguez-Fuentes 4. Purpureocillium lilacinum: A Promising Bionematicide for Sustainable Agriculture ...............................................................................61 M. Mousumi Das, Raul Rodriguez Herrera, M. Haridas, and A. Sabu 5. Essential Oils: An Overview of Extraction Methods, Applications, and Perspectives ...................................................................93 Mireya Vázquez-Aguilar, Israel Bautista-Hernández, Romeo Rojas, Cecilia Castro-López, and Guillermo Cristian Guadalupe Martínez-Ávila 6. Physical and Chemical Water Quality from a Hybrid System for Wastewater Reclamation for Agricultural Purposes ..............................125 Milton Torres-Cerón, Juan Antonio Vidales-Contreras, Humberto Rodriguez-Fuentes, Alejandro Isabel Luna-Maldonado, Donaji Josefina Gonzalez-Mille, and Juan Napoles-Armenta