To meet the increasing demand for global food security and nutrition resulting, current agriculture practices must adapt innovative technologies. Food crop productivity and quality must be improved drastically to feed the future population. Design and development of industrially-viable advanced pesticide and fertilizer formulations associated with low environmental risk factors are expected to significantly contribute to overall crop productivity and nutrition. Excessive use of conventional crop protection chemicals has increased risks of development of pathogen resistance. For example, copper (Cu) bactericides/fungicides are aggressively used in the agriculture industry in the U.S and worldwide on many crops. There is an increasing concern of Cu accumulation in field soil, Cu leaching potential into the surrounding ecosystem and development of bacterial resistance. Using nanotechnology, it is possible to reduce Cu amount per application without compromising overall efficacy. Moreover, Zn based nanoparticle can be developed for potential use as an alternative to Cu bactericides/fungicides. This presentation will focus on laboratory, greenhouse and field efficacy outcome of several nanoparticle composites, challenges towards developing industrially viable formulations and approaches to minimize regulatory challenges.

Advanced environmentally-friendly crop protection chemicals for agricultural sustainability

2019 Spring National Meeting

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