The use of slow releasing nanoparticle encapsulated Azadirachtin formulations for the management of Caryedon serratus O. (groundnut bruchid)

• Published in: IET nanobiotechnology 2018-10, Vol.12 (7), p.963-967
• Main Authors: Jenne, Manjunath, Kambham, Manjula, Tollamadugu, N.V.K.V.Prasad, Karanam, Hari Prasad, Tirupati, Murali Krishna, Reddy Balam, Ravindra, Shameer, Syed, Yagireddy, Muralidhar
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: agricultural products; agriculture; agrochemicals; Animals; Azadirachtin formulations; biomaterial encapsulated nanoscale material formulations; bio‐materials; caryedon serratus O; Chitosan; CNPs; Coleoptera - drug effects; encapsulation; food preservation; food processing industry; food safety; Glycerides - chemistry; groundnut bruchid; high‐resolution transmission electron microscopy; II‐VI semiconductors; Insecticides - chemistry; Insecticides - pharmacokinetics; Insecticides - pharmacology; ion tropic gelation techniques; light scattering; Limonins - chemistry; Limonins - pharmacokinetics; Limonins - pharmacology; materials preparation; Metal Nanoparticles - chemistry; nanobiotechnology; nanocomposites; nanofabrication; nanoparticle; nanoparticles; nanoscale chitosan particles; nanoscale materials; nanoscale zinc oxide particles; neem oil; neem seed kernel extract; NSKE; Particle Size; pest control; Research Article; scientific community; size 182.9 nm; size 33.1 nm; size 78.8 nm; size 84.9 nm; sol‐gel processing; sol–gel; spherical‐shaped nanoparticles; storage; Terpenes - chemistry; toxicology; transmission electron microscopy; voltage 52.3 mV; voltage ‐36.2 mV; voltage ‐39.4 mV; voltage ‐43.0 mV; wide band gap semiconductors; zinc compounds; Zinc Oxide - chemistry
• ISSN: 1751-8741; 1751-875X; 1751-875X
• DOI: 10.1049/iet-nbt.2017.0276

Nanobiotechnology is one of the emerging fields and its interventions in agriculture is been attracting the scientific community. Herein, the authors first to report on control of groundnut bruchid (Caryedon serratus O.) using nanoscale zinc oxide (ZnONPs) particles and nanoscale chitosan (CNPs) particles-based Azadirachtin formulations. ZnONPs and CNPs were prepared using sol–gel and ion tropic gelation techniques, respectively. Neem seed kernel extract (NSKE) 5% and Neem oil (3000 and 1000 ppm) were encapsulated using the prepared nanoscale materials and characterised using the techniques such as dynamic light scattering, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy. Spherical-shaped nanoparticles were formed after encapsulation with the required bio-materials (ZnONPs 33.1 nm; CNPs 78.8 nm; neem oil encapsulated (3000 ppm) ZnONPs 182.9 nm; NSKE encapsulated ZnONPs 84.9 nm) and observed that the particles are stable (52.3 mV for ZnONPs, −36.2 mV for CNPs, −43.0 mV for neem oil encapsulated (3000 ppm) ZnONPs and −39.4 mV for NSKE encapsulated ZnONPs). NSKE encapsulated CNPs were able to contain groundnut bruchid up to 180 days with 54.61% weight loss compared to other formulations tested. Thus biomaterial encapsulated nanoscale material formulations are proved to be effective in controlling stored grain pests to reduce huge economic losses.