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Title: | Pheromone Nanogels for Efficient Management of Fruit Flies |
Authors: | Deepa Bhagat Suman K Samanta Santanu Bhattacharya |
ICAR Data Use Licennce: | http://krishi.icar.gov.in/PDF/ICAR_Data_Use_Licence.pdf |
Author's Affiliated institute: | National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Insects, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Bangalore 560 024, India Department of Organic Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560 012, India Department of Organic Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560 012, IndiaJ. C. Bose Fellow, Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi Also at JNCASR, Bangalore 560 012, India |
Published/ Complete Date: | 2013-03-20 |
Project Code: | DBT-Postdoc project |
Keywords: | Organogels and hydrogels, Slow-release, Pest management, Bactrocera dorsalis, Viscoelasticity, Thermal stability |
Publisher: | Nature Publishing Group |
Abstract/Description: | This protocol describes environment-friendly management of fruit flies involving pheromones for the reduction of undesirable pest populations responsible for decreasing the yield and the crop quality. The procedure involves preparation of a nanogel from a pheromone, methyl eugenol (ME) using a low-molecular mass gelator. The nanogel formation is possible due to the self-assembly of the gelator molecules in pheromone. The nanogel offers stability at open ambient conditions, reduced evaporation and sustained release of the pheromone, easy handling and transportation without refrigeration, and reduction in the frequency of pheromone recharging in the orchard. The protocol also depicts easy sampling technique for the trapping of the pests in a guava orchard using the nanogels. Notably the involvement of the nano-gelled pheromone brought about an effective management of Bactrocera dorsalis, a prevalent harmful pest for a number of fruits including guava. Thus a simple, practical and low cost green chemical approach is developed that has a significant potential for crop protection, long lasting residual activity, excellent efficacy and favorable safety profiles. |
Description: | Not Available |
ISSN: | 1750-2799 |
Type(s) of content: | Journal |
Sponsors: | Not Available |
Language: | English |
Name of Journal: | Protocol Exchange |
Name of the Division/Regional Station: | Indian Institute of Sciences |
Source, DOI or any other URL: | doi:10.1038/protex.2013.034 |
URI: | http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/13283 |
Appears in Collections: | CS-NBAIR-Publication |
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