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Most \u201cBasic Substances\u201d are authorized for the control of phytoparasitic fungi and insects, whereas nematicidals are yet to be available. In this study, we employed \u201cBasic Substances\u201d and in particular, beer, sodium bicarbonate, and sodium chloride, together with rose aromatotherapy by-products, on nematicidal bioassays against Meloidogyne incognita. We report that chemical composition analysis of the nematicidal rose extracts correlates with bioactivity. Paralysis-based bioassays were used as primary criteria to assess efficacy, specifically targeting second-stage juveniles of Meloidogyne incognita. The evaluated treatments were assessed after one day, two days, and three days of J2 immersion in test solutions. According to our results, the \u201cBasic Substances\u201d demonstrated a significant paralysis effect on J2, thus indicating, for the first time, the considerable significance of their authorization to the root knot nematodes. Similarly, the rose extracts were found to be nematicidal, and since they are foodstuffs, and thus nonconcern compounds, \u201cBasic Substances\u201d can be developed as aromatherapy by-products in the frame of a circular economy.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/plants15030458","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,2]],"date-time":"2026-02-02T14:12:46Z","timestamp":1770041566000},"page":"458","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Paralysis Activity of \u201cBasic Substances\u201d and Rose Extracts on Meloidogyne incognita Second-Stage Juveniles"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"15","author":[{"given":"Rodanthi","family":"Askianaki","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Analytical Chemistry and Pesticides Laboratory, Department of Agriculture Crop Production and Rural Environment, University of Thessaly, 38446 Volos, Greece"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0688-4017","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Nikolaos G.","family":"Tsiropoulos","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Analytical Chemistry and Pesticides Laboratory, Department of Agriculture Crop Production and Rural Environment, University of Thessaly, 38446 Volos, Greece"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6579-8023","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Kyriakos D.","family":"Giannoulis","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratory of Agronomy and Applied Crop Physiology, Department of Agriculture, Crop Production and Rural Environment, University of Thessaly, Fytokou Street, 38446 Volos, Greece"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2017-2972","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Nikoletta","family":"Ntalli","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Analytical Chemistry and Pesticides Laboratory, Department of Agriculture Crop Production and Rural Environment, University of Thessaly, 38446 Volos, Greece"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,2]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1197","DOI":"10.1002\/ps.3997","article-title":"Basic Substances: An Opportunity for Approval of Low Concern Substances under EU Pesticide Regulation","volume":"71","author":"Marchand","year":"2015","journal-title":"Pest Manag. 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