Tomatoes are the important crop in
India and it is being attacked by a group of sucking pest during its
various stages. This crop is damaged by about 30
species of insects of various species like aphids,
whitefly, leafhopper and thrips etc. At present many
pesticides/insecticides are being used for the
control of aphids in plants and crops. Undoubtedly pesticides
kill aphids but also give many harmful
impacts on the plants as well as on the environment
also. Insecticides are dispersed ubiquitously in
the environment and posed a serious problem to the
ecosystem, due to their toxicity and ability to
accumulate in the biota. So, the need of the hour is to
make an ecofriendly insecticide which reduce
the number of insects of the plant but do not harm the
environment. Soap based pesticides have
improved efficacy against insect pest. The
environmentally friendly soap based pesticides have
improved residuality, short and long term efficacy
against both immature and adult pests and
improved safety for both humans and plants. An
economically viable product is synthesised by using
,integrated pest management strategy., a soap based
insecticide (potassium laurate and potassium
myristate ) and pyrethrum of various concentrations
against a tomato plant disease named cucumber
mosaic virus (CMV), caused by aphids. On comparing the
efficacy of both eco-friendly mixture it ,is,
concluded that the mixture of potassium laurate and
pyrethrum is more effective as compared to the
mixture of potassium myristate and pyrethrum against
the tomato disease named CMV caused by
aphids.
Author
(s) Details
P. Susan Verghese
Department of Chemistry, School of Chemical Sciences, St. John’s College,
Agra-282002, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Sanyogita
Department
of Chemistry, School of Chemical Sciences, St. John’s College, Agra-282002,
Uttar Pradesh, India.
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