Nanotechnology and Plant Biopesticides: An Overview

摘要: The increasing worldwide population and demand for higher food stocks require application of modern techniques manifold agricultural production as well minimizing losses during cultivation crops, transportation, storage. Various methods have been involved used to combat insect pests since ancient period. During the nineteenth century, inorganic, botanical, natural pesticides mostly exploited resulting in reduced yield. Synthesis new chemicals based on discovery structure elucidation biological activities various compounds invented globally. Further, severe adverse effects chemical environment mainly due development resistance, residue problem, harmful effect beneficial arthropods recorded past that led unrest among public which resulted quick actions stricter regulations legislation reducing their wider use. Since resistance problem rapidly found all classes arthropods, advance approach increase efficiency is now known be nanotechnologies formulation technologies. In this chapter we discussed detail about possibility nanotechnology improving bioactivities plant biopesticides against agriculture