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Natural Insecticidal Proteins and Their Potential in Future IPM

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Increasing population and global food security is the foremost challenge for this century. Insect pests cause substantial damage to our crops by direct as well as indirect means such as vectoring plant viruses. Introduction of Bacillus thuringiensis originated toxins, namely, cry toxins, in the crop plants that showed significant resistance to insect damage during the early years (1990s). However, its societal unacceptability, nontarget effects, and the frequent development of resistance in target insects jeopardize Cry-toxin-mediated pest resistance. Alternatively, plant proteins with insecticidal activity hold great potential for future insect pest management strategies (IPM). Present chapter mainly deals with the ongoing advances in research on plant lectins. However, the entomotoxic potential of other plant proteins such as digestive inhibitors and plant peptides is also stated briefly. Further, future challenges and possibilities for developing sustainable pest management strategies are also discussed.

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Acknowledgments

AR would like to acknowledge the EU project “EXTEMIT – K,” No. CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/15_003/0000433 financed by OP RDE, outstanding output project and IGA from Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, for the financial support during the preparation of the book chapter. AC is supported by “EVA4.0,” No. CZ.02.1.01 /0.0 /0.0 /16_ 019/0000803 financed by OP RDE. Prof. Sampa Das lab, Bose Institute, Kolkata, India is acknowledged for their contribution in the field of plant lectins and their mode of action, which inspires writing this book chapter. 

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Roy, A., Chakraborty, A. (2021). Natural Insecticidal Proteins and Their Potential in Future IPM. In: Singh, I.K., Singh, A. (eds) Plant-Pest Interactions: From Molecular Mechanisms to Chemical Ecology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-2467-7_12

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