A critical evaluation of nanopesticides and nanofertilizers against their conventional analogues

M Kah, RS Kookana, A Gogos, TD Bucheli - Nature nanotechnology, 2018 - nature.com
Among a wide range of possible applications of nanotechnology in agriculture, there has
been a particular interest in develo** novel nanoagrochemicals. While some concerns …

Nano-pesticides and nano-fertilizers from natural (plant/animal) wastes

A Batool, M Nazir, SM Zargar - Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, 2024 - Elsevier
The extent of nanotechnology has revolutionized almost every aspect of science. Its
application in the field of agriculture is a novel idea and may introduce new aspects to …

Architecting water-dispersible organic nanopowder from volatile microemulsion: An emerging colloidal technology

MF Nazar, MA Saleem, H Basharat, A Nasrullah… - Colloid and Interface …, 2021 - Elsevier
Organic nanoparticles (NPs) with intriguing functions have gained imperative consideration
in various biomedical, pharmaceutical, nutritional and agricultural applications. However …

Comparative cytotoxic and genotoxic effects of permethrin and its nanometric form on human erythrocytes and lymphocytes in vitro

R Sundaramoorthy, Y Velusamy, APB Balaji… - Chemico-Biological …, 2016 - Elsevier
The research on the novel pesticides such as nanopesticides has become inevitable to
control the mosquito population. Nanopermethrin (NP), one of such kind was formulated in …

Enhanced mosquitocidal efficacy of colloidal dispersion of pyrethroid nanometric emulsion with benignity towards non-target species

P Mishra, S Dutta, M Haldar, P Dey, D Kumar… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The rising threat of vector-borne diseases and environmental pollution has instigated the
investigation of nanotechnology-based applications. The current study deals with a …

[HTML][HTML] Polymeric nanoencapsulation of insect repellent: Evaluation of its bioefficacy on Culex quinquefasciatus mosquito population and effective impregnation onto …

APB Balaji, A Ashu, S Manigandan, TP Sastry… - Journal of King Saud …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Diethylphenylacetamide (Bulk-DEPA), an organic insect repellent was subjected to
Poly (ethylene glycol)(PEG) polymerization followed by Phase Inversion Temperature (PIT) …

Biological nanopesticides: a greener approach towards the mosquito vector control

P Mishra, BK Tyagi, N Chandrasekaran… - … Science and Pollution …, 2018 - Springer
Mosquitoes, being a vector for some potentially dreadful diseases, pose a considerable
threat to people all around the world. The control over the growth and propagation of …

Environmental benignity of a pesticide in soft colloidal hydrodispersive nanometric form with improved toxic precision towards the target organisms than non-target …

APB Balaji, TP Sastry, S Manigandan… - Science of The Total …, 2017 - Elsevier
Mosquito-borne diseases are of major concern as they cause devastating health effects,
morbidity, and mortality in the human population. Conventional pesticides have failed to …

Stability of nano-sized permethrin in its colloidal state and its effect on the physiological and biochemical profile of Culex tritaeniorhynchus larvae

P Mishra, APB Balaji, PK Dhal, RSS Kumar… - Bulletin of …, 2017 - cambridge.org
The occurrence of pesticidal pollution in the environment and the resistance in the mosquito
species makes an urge for the safer and an effective pesticide. Permethrin, a poorly water …

Nanotechnology and its impact on insects in agriculture

P Singh, K Kumari, VK Vishvakarma… - Trends in Insect …, 2018 - Springer
Graphical Abstract Nanoscience and nanotechnology is considered as an interdisciplinary
science wherein it deals with chemistry, physics, biology, agriculture, civil and many more …