B. Siva Kumar

Design and evaluation of curcumin-loaded sodium alginate/lignosulfonate beads for controlled pesticide release in sustainable agricultural applications

Biopesticides often face limitations in agriculture due to poor solubility, photodegradation, and environmental loss. This study developed calcium-crosslinked sodium alginate–lignosulfonate beads for sustained curcumin delivery and evaluated the effect of crosslinking duration. S...