by the accumulation of various heavy metals [24–26], polycyclic aromatic hydro-

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• and mineral uptake from the soil (1), and providing structural support and anchorage
• (2), constituting approximately 20–30% of the total plant’s volume (3). Plant roots
• root, due to differentiation in their root anatomy (4). The taproot is the main central
• root vegetables (5, 6).
• nutrients underground and serve as essential crops worldwide (7–9). Classed based
• carota L.), with water content (69.06 – 75.3%) (10, 11), macronutrients 23.63%, with
• carbohydrates (9.2 g/100 g) and the important mineral electrolyte potassium (K)
• (300 mg/100 g) (12), a highly antioxidant root vegetable that has been less studied
• explored (13); parsley (Petroselinum crispum Mill.), rich in folates (180 μg/100 g) (14),
• whose roots are used for taste in various food items (15); beetroot (Beta vulgaris L.),
• organic beetroot with higher minerals content, K (356 mg/100 g), P, Mg, and Ca, and
• macronutrients (20.95%) (16); radish (Raphanus sativus L.), characterized by higher
• water content (95.3%) and lower carbohydrates (3.4 g/100 g) (17); turnip (Brassica
• rapa L.), with the lowest calorie value (28 kcal/100 g) among root vegetables (18);
• horseradish (Armoracia rusticana G. Gaertn.), with a calorie value (81 kcal/100 g) and
• potato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.), with the highest starch content (20.4 mg/100 g)
• (20) among all root vegetables (18). All root vegetables contain bioactive sub-
• Amaranthaceae, Convolvulaceae, and Brassicaceae families (22).
• Due to their heavy cost of consumption (23), many root vegetables are threating
• by the accumulation of various heavy metals (24–26), polycyclic aromatic hydro-
• carbons (27), and higher levels of nitrites and nitrates (28, 29). Consuming these
• microplastic-based adolescent vegetables (26, 30) leads to dietary cancers (31, 32) and
• major health effects in children’s (33). While nitrate- and nitrate-rich food sources
• (28, 29) also have many beneficial impacts, such as nitrate-rich juice of the beetroot,
• which is a highly recommended dietary supplement (34) to cure the chronic obstruc-
• tive pulmonary disease (COPD) (35).
• interactions (36, 37). The health and productivity of root vegetables are constantly
• due to various root infections, leading to significant yield reductions (38). In this
• vegetable crops (39), that enable the timely intervention to mitigate diseases by
• 2. Understanding root vegetable pest: Biology, ecology, and behavior
• isms, are posing a significant threat to these crops (40). Based on the taxonomic
• operculella) (40, 41). These are among the most destructive insect pests, as their
• These infections impair plant vigor, lower yields, and can result in crop loss (47). A
• 2.1 Biological cycles of the root vegetable pests
• creating tunnels (40). Agriotes spp. females reproduce sexually by laying eggs in the
• moist soil. Their (3–5 years) overlying generations larval stage makes their control
• very difficult (41, 42). Root-knot nematodes cause significant infection in the root
• tissues by dividing in their second-stage juveniles (J2), and adult stages producing
• various feeding sites and gall formation (43, 44). Meloidogyne spp. reproduce rapidly
• by parthenogenesis, that is, single female produces 1000 eggs per cycle (45). In the
• cially their nymph stage, release 30–60 eggs, involved in destroying the root system
• by their extensive burrowing (46). Physiological changes are also very helpful in

Methods (brief)

• Rivela JM, Agustí N, et al. Efficacy of (143) Haas BJ, Kamoun S, Zody MC,

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