Biopesticides in Organic Farming

Prof.(Dr.) L.P. Awasthi, Dean School of Agriculture, R N B Global University, Bikaner ,India, formerly Research Scientist/Professor, Amity University and Professor and .Head, Department of Plant Pathology, N.D. University of Agriculture & Technology, Faizabad (U.P.) India, is a distinguished Agriculture Scientist with a strong background in Molecular Plant Virology, Resistance breeding , IDM ,IPM ,Organic Agriculture and Mushroom production with proven ability to undertake independent or collaborative scientific studies as demonstrated by successfully completing 28 mega research projects ,funded by various International funding organizations. His professional experience includes more than 47 years of teaching and conducting research, published more than 350 research papers in foreign and Indian journals of repute, edited/authored six books, published number of popular articles, laboratory manuals and contributory chapters for different books, guided 77 M. Sc. (Ag.) and 35 Ph.D. Students and has been working as an Editor/ Referee in the editorial boards of many Indian and foreign journals of repute. Professor Awasthi Visited Karl-Marx University, Leipzig, University of Berlin, Institute of Plant Pathology, Ascherslavan, and Haale University, Germany as a visiting professor for higher studies. He has been member in the Phytosanitary certificate issuing Authorities, Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Agriculture and cooperation, Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine and Storage, Government of India and presently special invited member in the State level Pest and Disease Surveillance Advisory Unit, Government of Uttar Pradesh. India. Prof. Awasthi has long been associated with many professional societies, was conferred Plant Pathology Leadership Award 2012, 2016 and 2019 by Indian Phytopathological Society, India, Outstanding Virologist award (2007) by International virological association for outstanding contribution, scientific excellence and distinguished services for the cause of Plant Pathological Research, Education and Technology dissemination, which has impacted Science of Plant Pathology in the country. He has been awarded for disseminating mushroom cultivation technologies to improve the socioeconomic conditions of farmers below poverty line and woman empowerment and also for the popularization of organic farming at farmer’s field.

Section 1: Overview of organic farming with special reference to biopesticides. Overview of organic farming with special reference to biopesticides. Section 2: The principles of the applications of biopesticides in organic farming. The principles of the application of biopesticides in organic farming. Section 3: Impact of Environmental factors on biopesticides in organic farming. Impact of Environmental factors on biopesticides in organic farming. Section 4: Opportunities and challenges in the application of biopesticides in organic farming. Opportunities and challenges in the application of biopesticides in organic farming. Section 5: Strategies for Crop protection with biopesticides in organic farming. Impact of crop protection strategies with biopesticides in long sustainable organic agriculture. Strategies for the application of biopesticides in crop protection. Section 6: Pesticides exposure impacts on human health and need of biopesticides in organic farming. Pesticides exposure impacts on human health and need of biopesticides in organic farming. Section 7: Role of nutrients in the management of crop diseases through biopesticides. Microbial agents as biopesticides for nutrient management in Organic Agriculture. Section 8: Management of the diseases of crops through bacterial Bio-pesticides. Bacillus thuringiensis: characterization of new strains and use as bioinsecticide to Spodopterafrugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in southern Brazil. Management of fungal diseases of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L) through plant growth promoting actinobacteria and their secondary metabolites. The Role of Plant Growth Promoting bacteria in Sustainable Plant Disease Management. Killing Bacteria as Agents of Insect Pests Control. Biological control of pests using Bacillus thuringiensis. Section 9: Management of the diseases of crops through fungal Bio-pesticides. Crop protection through fungal bio-pesticides – An endeavor of modern organic agriculture. Management of the diseases vegetable crops through fungal Bio-pesticides. Section 10: Management of the diseases of crops through viral Bio-pesticides. Usage of Entomopathogenic Viruses for Insect Pests Control. Viral biopesticides: An ecofriendly nonchemical approach for the management for insect pests in crops. A modern weapon in organic agriculture - Management of crop diseases through viral Bio-pesticides. Section 11: Management of the diseases of crops through algal Bio-pesticides. Crop disease control through application of algal Bio-pesticides – Alternate route map in organic farming. Section 12: Management of the diseases and pests of crops through protozoan Bio-pesticides. Entomopathogenic protozoa roles in the management of insect pest populations. Protozoan Bio-pesticides: A new horizon in organic farming. Section 13: Management of the diseases of crops through botanical Bio-pesticides. Management of Fungal Diseases of Crops through Plant Based Natural Products and Biopesticides. Management of fungal diseases of crop plants through biopesticides. Management of bacterial diseases of crops through plant-based natural biopesticides. Management of Insect Pests of Cola nitida and C. acumunata Schott and Endl Nuts (Balanogastris kolae and Sophrorhinus spp (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) With Plant Based Natural Products. Natural Plant Products as Potential Synthentic Insecticide Alternatives in Developing Countries of Tropical African Regions. Traditional way of store grain pest control through bio-pesticides. Botanical pesticides for organic farming and sustainable agriculture. Management of crop diseases through botanical bio-pesticides – an easiest arsenal of crop protection in organic agriculture. Section 14: Management of insect pests and diseases of crops through Bio-pesticides of Insect sex hormone. Management of insect pests causing diseases in crops through biopesticides of insect sex Hormones origin. Management of the pest of crops through insect sex pheromones. Section 15: Management of the diseases of crops through Biotic biopesticides (Natural enemies) Biological control. Biological control of harmful forest insects: the biological efficiency of microbial insecticides and possibility of their application in forest ecosystems. Role of natural enemies and bio-pesticides for sustainable management of major insect pests of legumes. Conservative biological control: definitions, bases and practices. Management of Insect Pests of crops through Entomopathogenic Nematodes. Biological pest control in different crops using Trichogramma pretiosum. Biological control of Mite pests in organic farming. Section 16: Management of the diseases of crops through Parasitoids Bio-pesticides. Management of the diseases of crops through Parasitoids Bio-pesticides; family Eulophidae. Management of Diatreae spp. through parasitoids. Challenges in the applied use of parasitoids to control agricultural pests. Section 17: Management of the diseases of crops through Microbial Bio-pesticides. Microbial inoculants for insect pest management in organic agriculture. Management of the diseases of crops through Microbial Bio-pesticides. Quality control of fungal biocontrol agents with emphasis on Trichoderma. Section 18: Integrated Insect pest Management (IPM),a noble biopesticidal approach. Integrated Insect pest Management in major legume crops. Integrated Insect Pest Management of economically important crops. IPM: concepts, practices and advances focused on organic crops. Integrated Pest Management against Arthropod Pests of Cannabis sativa in the United States of America. Recent advances in the Integrated insect pest management strategies for controlling insect pest diseases at Morocco. Section 19: Biopesticides Weapons against Agricultural Mite Pests. Biopesticides Weapons against Agricultural Mite Pests. Section 20: Biotechnological Trends in Insect Pests Control Strategy. Biotechnological Trends in Insect Pests Control Strategy. Section 21: Challenges in the popularization of Biopesticides in organic farming. Challenges in the popularization of Biopesticides in organic farming. Constraints and Challenges in Popularizing Biopesticides. Section 22: Certification process and standards of organic farming. Certification Process and Standards of organic farming. Section 23: Marketing and export potential of organic products. Marketing and export potential of the organic products