Nanomaterials are one form of material that is currently
being used to minimise environmental pollution around the world. Nanopesticides
improve efficacy, durability, and reduce the amount of active ingredient in
pesticides. Quick disintegration in soil or plant, targeted distribution,
apparent solubility, and controlled release are all potential goals of
nanotechnology in pesticides. The author described a neonicatonoid pesticide
known as Nano-acetamiprid, which is widely used to combat fungal infections in
many crops such as cotton, leafy vegetables, citrus fruits, and pome, among others.
Nano-acetamiprid decreases toxicity in agricultural areas by being highly
active at low concentrations. The author described a simple strategy for plant
disease control utilising a novel Nano-acetamiprid and subsequent
characterisation of the encapsulated complex employing polycaprolactone as an
encapsulated agent. Dynamic light scattering (DLS), ultraviolet spectroscopy,
and scanning electron microscopy were used to characterise nano-acetamiprid
encased particles (SEM). The maximum absorption spectra of formed at 421 nm and
unformulated pesticide at 520 nm were examined to determine the development and
stability of nanoencapsulated acetamiprid pesticide. The size distribution was
found to be between 40 and 50 nm. The bioactivity test was carried out on a
variety of Aspergillus niger strains. When compared to the original parental
particles, the performance of nano particles was many times more effective.
When compared to regular commercial acetamiprid, Nano-bio-assay acetamiprid's
yields better findings.
Author (s) Details
P. Padmavathi
Department of Chemistry, Institute of Science, GITAM University,
Visakhapatnam, India.
N. Vasundhara
Department of Chemistry, Institute of Science, GITAM University, Visakhapatnam,
India.
Swathi Kovvuri
Department of
Chemistry, Institute of Science, GITAM University, Visakhapatnam, India.
N. V. S. Venugopal
Department of Chemistry, Institute of Science, GITAM University,
Visakhapatnam, India.
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