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 comprehensive overview of the plant products since they were introduced in the pest management covering both theoretical and practical applications. This book covers the key aspects of the plant products including: Natural pest management agents from plants, extraction of plants products, characterization and formulation and bioassay of extracts against different pests. The book reports for the first time in the field of botanicals, a study on the stability of the prepared extracts towards their various biological activity against different microbial and stored grain pests through a large number of the prepared extracts and formulations in both water and organic media. The book is an indispensable and interdisciplinary text for researchers and scientists from Chemical Sciences, Life Sciences, Agricultural Sciences and related disciplines, working in this important and fascinating area of botanicals and natural products in Integrated Pest Management (IPM) concept.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Kshama M. Chavan
Dr. Kshama M. Chavan completed her B.Sc. in Chemistry (1998) and M.Sc. In Chemistry with specialization in Pesticides and Agrochemicals (2000) in NMU, Jalgaon. She has obtained Ph.D. in chemistry (2005). Her research fields of interest are botanicals, plant products, utilization of fly ash in agriculture and derivation of natural products as pest management agents. She has presented five papers in conferences and published six papers in national journals.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Pramod P. Mahulikar
Dr. Pramod P. Mahulikar is presently working as Head, Department of Industrial Chemistry, School of Chemical Sciences, North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon. Dr. Mahulikar completed B.Sc. in chemistry (1985), M.Sc. in Organic Chemistry (1987) and Ph.D. in Synthetic Organic Chemistry (1993) from Shivaji University Kolhapur (M.S.). He joined NMU, Jalgaon in 1994 as a Lecturer in Pesticides and Agrochemicals at School of Chemical Sciences. He became Reader in Industrial Chemistry in 2000 and worked as Head of Department of Pesticides and Agrochemicals during 2002-2005 and since then he is Head of Department of Industrial Chemistry. His research areas of interest include Meldrum's acid, monoterpenoids, natural products and derivation, botanicals and synthetic pest management agents, biologically active compounds, environmentally benign or Green chemistry (polymer-supported, microwave mediated and solid supported organic synthesis, organic catalysis), utilization of fly ash in organic synthesis and agriculture, conducting polymers and nanofillers and composites. Six students completed Ph.D. and eight Ph.D. students are presently working under his supervision. He has earned research grants from different national funding agencies. About seventy publications in national and international journals are on his credit. He has 18 years of research and 14 years of teaching experience. He has contributed one chapter 'Eco-friendly Agents for Pest Management' in a book Ed. by Ram Prakash. He is an external referee for different national and international research journals as well as a member of various national organizations and societies of related research fields.
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