Assessment of Mentha piperita L. Essential Oil as Green Pesticide against Fungal and Insect Infestation of Chickpea

Abstract

required till 2050 to feed them (Parfitt et al., 2010). Nearly one-third of the food commodities were lost every year after harvesting by various pests especially moulds and insects (Gustavsson et al., 2011). The conducive climatic conditions as well as lack of proper storage infrastructure in postharvest operations stimulate losses of stored