title: Potentiality of botanical agents for the management of post harvest insects of maize: a review.
abstract: Natural products derived from plants are emerging as potent biorational alternatives to synthetic insecticides for the integrated management of post harvest insects of maize. In this paper, effectiveness of botanicals including plant extracts, essential oils, their isolated pure compounds, plant based nano formulations and their mode of action against storage insects have been reviewed with special reference to maize. Plant based insecticides found to be the most promising means of controlling storage insects of maize in an eco friendly and sustainable manner. This article also throws light on the commercialization of botanicals, their limitations, challenges and future trends of storage insect management.
authors.affiliation: Winter Nursery Centre, ICAR- Indian Institute of Maize Research, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, 500030 India.
authors.forename: P Lakshmi
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Soujanya
authors.affiliation: Winter Nursery Centre, ICAR- Indian Institute of Maize Research, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, 500030 India.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Sekhar
authors.affiliation: ICAR- Indian Institute of Maize Research, Pusa Campus, New Delhi, 110 012 India.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Winter Nursery Centre, ICAR- Indian Institute of Maize Research, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, 500030 India.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sunil
authors.affiliation: Natural Products Chemistry Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, 500007 India.
authors.forename: Ch Vara
authors.initials: ChV
authors.lastname: Prasad
authors.affiliation: Natural Products Chemistry Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, 500007 India.
authors.forename: U V
authors.initials: UV
authors.lastname: Mallavadhani
keywords: Botanicals; Maize; Nano based formulations; Natural products; Plant extracts; Storage insects