The book deals essentially with the aspects that are of immediate concern to new
researchers in the field of botanicals and natural products. It presents the first …

Insect pests generally attack fruits, vegetables and crops in every season, cause severe
damage to the plants and ultimately inflict high economic loss to farmers. Doubtlessly, the …

In recent decades, biopesticides have gained interest in pest control and have long been
marketed as possible alternatives to conventional pesticides. Biopesticides actually make up …

The intensive use of synthetic pesticides and their environmental and toxicological risks
have generated increased global interest to develop alternative sources of chemicals to be …

Due to increased demand for food to feed the ever-growing population leads to the
development and adoption of synthetic chemicals as an effective strategy for controlling crop …

The global food demand has been rapidly increasing due to expansion in the worldwide
populace resulting in the waning of natural resources. The developed and emerging nations …

Use of botanicals is now emerging as one of the important means to be used in protection of
crop produce and the environment from pesticidal pollution, which is a global problem. In …

Botanical pesticides are vegetal extracts or compounds used for preventing, destroying, or
controlling different types of pest. Due to their reduced toxicity and side effects as compared …

The increasing concern over the level of pesticide residues in food has encouraged
researchers to look for alternatives of synthetic pesticides. Their indiscriminate use has led …

Pesticides are defined as substances or mixtures, of chemical or biological origin designed
to kill, repel or control unwanted species in food crops. However, gradual and constant …