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Natural Products for Crop Protection in the Indian Agricultural System

Author(s) Dr. Meena Rani
Country India
Abstract India’s food and nutritional security depends on intensifying agricultural productivity while reducing externalities of synthetic pesticides. Natural products—botanical extracts, microbial biopesticides, mineral- and plant-derived oils, pheromones and other semiochemicals—offer eco-friendly options that complement Integrated Pest Management (IPM). This review synthesizes the current landscape of natural-product crop protection in India, covering modes of action, key use-cases in major crops (rice, cotton, pulses, horticulture), formulation advances, regulatory considerations, on-farm adoption constraints, and future directions. Evidence from field deployments shows that neem-based products, nucleopolyhedroviruses (NPVs), Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) formulations, Trichoderma-based biofungicides, and pheromone-based mass trapping can reduce pest pressure and pesticide residues, stabilize yields, and support beneficial arthropods when integrated with cultural and mechanical controls. Remaining challenges include variability in active-ingredient content, short field persistence, quality assurance, scale-up of production, and context-specific efficacy under climate variability. A pathway forward is proposed around standardization, robust bioefficacy data, encapsulation technologies, digital IPM decision support, and last-mile extension to mainstream natural products in Indian agriculture.
Keywords biopesticides, neem (Azadirachtin), nucleopolyhedrovirus (NPV), Trichoderma, pheromone traps, essential oils, IPM, residue reduction, India
Field Chemistry
Published In Volume 6, Issue 5, September-October 2025
Published On 2025-10-18
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