Arkadeb Mukhopadhyay

• Doctor of Philosophy
• Executive-R&D at Insecticides (India) Limited

Insufficient analysis of carriers and their interaction with biocontrol agents can lead to ineffective formulations. Therefore, it is important to thoroughly study the compatibility and interactions between carriers and biocontrol agents for high-quality biological formulations. The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of four different formu...

Fungicides, one important class of crop protection products, are important to protect the crops from fungal attacks to meet the challenge of increased food production in the present era of increasing global population and food demand. A large amount of the applied fungicides are lost in the different environmental compartments, either directly thro...

Rice is the staple food of more than half of the population of the world and India as well. One of the major constraints in rice production is frequent occurrence of pests and diseases and one of them is rice blast which often causes yield loss varying from 10 to 30%. Conventional approaches for disease assessment are time-consuming, expensive, and...

Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) are well-known biocontrol agents to control both above-and below-ground insect pests. EPNs can also control plant parasitic nematodes by releasing allelochemicals through symbiotic bacteria present in their guts. This study aimed to evaluate the bio-efficacy of a novel powder formulation comprising of infective juv...

Biopesticide

Soil health represents the enduring ability of soil to function as a vibrant, life-sustaining ecosystem that fosters the growth of plants and animals, and fulfills human requirements. It bridges the realms of agricultural and soil science with policy-making, stakeholder requirements, and sustainable supply-chain management. Traditional soil health...

The long-term weather patterns that distinguish the different parts of the world are changing due to global climate change (CC). It is very real, as it is subject to various external forcing, both natural and anthropogenic. With the onset of the industrial revolution, the problem of Earth’s climate was amplified manifold. Human activities, the use...

Fertilizers are indispensable agri-inputs to accomplish the growing food demand. The injudicious use of conventional fertilizer products has resulted in several environmental and human health complications. To mitigate these problems, nanocomposite-based fertilizers are viable alternative options. Nanocomposites, a novel class of materials having i...

In developing a Trichoderma viride-based biocontrol program for Fusarium wilt disease in chickpea, the choice of the quality formulation is imperative. In the present study, two types of formulations i.e. powder for seed treatment (TvP) and tablet for direct application (TvT), employing T. viride as the biocontrol agent, were evaluated for their ab...

Fusarium wilt is a devastating fungal disease of chickpea responsible for severe yield losses. Products for biological control present a preferred option to combat with this disease but suffer due to quality issue. In the present work, composition of a novel dustable powder for seed treatment containing Trichoderma viride spores (DS2) was optimized...

Purpose In the soil–water system, adsorption–desorption characteristics of pesticides significantly influence their environmental fate (mobility, degradation, and transformation). However, bioavailability of pesticides can be modified by the addition of organic amendments in soils. Flupyradifurone is a neonicotinoid insecticide widely used to contr...

Tebuconazole (TBZ) and Chlormequat chloride (CCC) combination has been established as highly effective in reducing plant height of lodging prone wheat varieties. In this work, a novel analytical method employing the quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged and safe (QuEChERS) cleanup technique and LC-MS/MS (liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrosco...

The extensive application of conventional chemical pesticides may result into several public health concerns as well as enviornmental hazards. To ensure food safety, use of alternative ecofriendly pesticide formulations is need of the hour. Nanocomposites, a special class of nanomaterials, having improved stability and barrier properties may be a v...

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