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This book covers a wide range of topics from plant-based components of sustainable agriculture, addresses the challenges of biodiversity loss, and enhancing agriculture production, and discusses innovative uses of technologies like microencapsulation. Overall, this book emphasizes the contribution of potential plant-based biopesticides to healthy agricultural ecosystems.

The book provides a detailed examination of the application of nanobioherbicides that come from plants. It includes information on the different metabolites derived from numerous plants that could become bioherbicides. Covered thoroughly herein are the relevant methodology and techniques that could be applied for the characterization and structural elucidation of the active constituents from plants. The book gives attention to weed-plant physiology, which helps in proper elucidation of their modes of action and host range test of these nanomaterial as bioherbicides. It chronicles the activities of nanobioherbicides on weeds during preliminary bioassays, pot assays, in-house screenings, and during field trials. Furthermore, deep data is provided on the commercial potential of these nanobioherbides derived from plants, while toxicity assays are also highlighted.

This book provides state-of-the-art information about recent advancements in the application of nanobiofungicides for effective management of post-harvest diseases and agricultural fungal diseases, including blights, mildews, molds, and rusts. Additionally, it explains several methods for preventing pests and pathogens during storage, transportation, and handling of stored products. Furthermore, it thoroughly details the formulation and standardization of nanobiofungicides, as well as their application in the management of biotic and abiotic stress. The chapters herein provide relevant information on the isolation, characterization, purification, and structural characterization of active constituents, using NMR, HPLC, TLC, and FTIR. This book explains the quarantine and regulatory issues that are associated with nanobiofungicides (derived from plants and other biogenic sources), as well as various regulatory bodies that manage the control of pesticides on agricultural products.

The chapters herein focus on a wide range of related topics. The book chronicles many traditionally repellent plants that could be used in ethnobotanical studies and provides valuable insight into the development of new natural products. It outlines the standardization and numerous investigations used to affirm the level of repellent compounds from various plants. Furthermore, it details the safety, efficacy, and facts about plant-based repellent testing, and reviews new developments in the field. Tthe book explores the sustainable techniques involved in the structural elucidation and characterization of active constituents found in nanobioinsecticides, and gives relevant information on the use of essential oils, derived from plants, in the preparation of nanobioinsecticides.