Nanoparticles for pest control: current status and future perspectives

Journal of Pest Science

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2018, Pages

  Athanassiou, C G ^a   Kavallieratos, N G ^b   Benelli, G ^c,g   Losic, D ^d   Usha Rani, P ^e   Desneux, N ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^b AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^e INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^f Institut Sophia Agrobiotech   (France)

^g SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Green synthesis; Nanoencapsulation; Nanoinsecticides; Nanopesticides; Nanotechnology; Nanotoxicity

Indexed keywords

CROP PEST; ENCAPSULATION; NANOPARTICLE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PEST CONTROL; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; TOXICITY; TRADITIONAL AGRICULTURE;

EID: 85027964962     PISSN: 16124758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10340-017-0898-0     Document Type: Review

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