Enzyme–Insecticide Plant Protection for Broad-Spectrum Pest Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for new methods to protect crops and plants from pests and insects to prevent waste and economic loss while improving crop yields and ensuring a sufficient global food supply.
Innovation Solution
Applying a phytoprotective agent comprising an enzyme and an insecticide on plant propagation material, plants, or their surroundings to enhance pest control efficacy and broaden the spectrum of activity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional insecticides are used alone, then the application rate must be high to achieve adequate pest control, but this increases cost and environmental impact
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines an enzyme (chitinase) and an insecticide into a single phytoprotective agent formulation. The enzyme and insecticide work synergistically to enhance pest control efficacy while reducing the required application rate compared to using the insecticide alone.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention creates a composite phytoprotective agent comprising both enzymatic (chitinase) and chemical (insecticide) components. This composite formulation leverages the complementary mechanisms of action to achieve superior pest control at lower application rates.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a broad spectrum of pesticides is used to control multiple pests, then more pests can be controlled, but this increases the complexity of the treatment regimen
Solution Approach 1:
The chitinase enzyme provides broad-spectrum activity against multiple insect pests by degrading their exoskeletons, while the insecticide component targets specific pest species. This multi-functional approach allows a single phytoprotective agent to control diverse pest populations without requiring multiple separate treatments.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The combination of an enzyme and an insecticide in the phytoprotective agent enhances pest control efficacy, broadens the spectrum of pests controllable, and improves economic efficiency through lower application rates.
Implementation Method 1
a phytoprotective agent comprising an enzyme and an insecticide
Data Source
AI summary
A method of controlling or preventing pathogenic damage and/or pest damage in a plant propagation material, a plant, part of a plant and/or plant organ, comprising applying on the plant, part of the plant, plant organ, plant propagation material or a surrounding area thereof a phytoprotective agent comprising an enzyme and an insecticide.