Special Issue Description


Authors : R. Urkude and S. R. Kochhar

Page Nos : 51-54

Description :
Abstract: Today the pests have become a major concern for the farmers across the world. The Indian agriculture is currently suffering an annual yield loss of about the 60-70% due to insect pests.The misuse and overuse of chemical pesticides in crop protection deteriotes soil health, water bodies ,affects human health ,cause resistance and increase the survival rate of insect pests . Nanotechnology is promising field of science and has great application in the field of agriculture especially in pest management. Management of insect pests can be done through the formulations of nanomaterials-based insecticides.Many nanoscale carriers, like encapsulation and entrapment, polymers and dendrimers, surface ionic and weak bond attachments and other mechanisms may be used to store, protect, deliver, and release by control of intended payloads in crop production processes. Nanotechnology finds application in the management of polyphagous pest Helicoverpa Armigera ,one of the serious pests which feed on more than 150 crops throughout the world.This review highlights some of the most promising and important nanotechnology applications in agriculture especially insect pest control and concern regarding its effects on human and the environment. Keywords: Nanotechnology, pesticides

Date of Online: 30 Special Issue-2, Feb. 2015