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Gobernadora: The plant that “governs” the deserts of northern Mexico.

An important factor present in agriculture is the excessive use of agrochemicals, which inclines us to seek alternatives that are not harmful to the environment and the farmer. One of the most favorable alternatives is the use of plant extracts as insecticides, fungicides, or bactericides, in order to develop a solution beneficial for both parties. …

Use of Gobernadora plant in agriculture.

Among the representative plant species in northwestern Mexico, Larrea tridentata known as “gobernadora” is an invaluable source of biologically active molecules, such as various secondary metabolites that have biocidal activity. In traditional herbal medicine, gobernadora extracts have been used as an antidote. In agriculture, this dominant shrub of the Sonoran desert is characterized by the …