Ali Saberi - Chemistry Department, Payame Noor University, ۱۹۳۹۵-۴۶۹۷ Tehran, I. R. of IRAN

In the last few years, the application of nanotechnology in agriculture has created new opportunities for developing nanosized agrochemicals that have the potential to improve efficiency, enhance stability, prolong the effective duration and at the same time reduce environmental loads. One of the critical challenges in the agricultural industry is the need to address issues associated with the pesticide’s use as environmental contamination, bioaccumulation, and increases in pest resistance, which demands a reduction in the quantity of pesticide applied for crop and stored product protection. Nanotechnology is emerging as a highly attractive tool to achieve this goal by offering new methods for the formulation and delivery of active pesticide ingredients, as well as novel active ingredients, collectively referred to as nanopesticides [1]. In this article recent advances in nanoformulations of neem oil as environmentally friendly pesticide were reviewed.

Nano, neem oil, extract, pesticide, insecticide