Table Of ContentBIOCONTROL 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
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Title: 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.
Names: Rojas, Romeo, editor. | Martínez Ávila, Guillermo Cristian Guadalupe, editor. | Vidales-Contreras, Juan Antonio,
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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
