Economy of Pakistan heavily relies on its agriculture which includes wheat, cotton, maize, etc., as the major crops. Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is a key cereal and an essential food crop which plays the significant role in the economy of Pakistan.1,2 Unfortunately the problem associated with this crop is with the yield i.e., obtained yield is always less than that of the expected. The factor which are responsible for less yields are unavailability of water, inadequate land, lack of modern technology awareness and no education about the insecticides and pesticides. Collectively all these factors are not only responsible for less yield but also impart negative effects.1 Wheat crop suffers a substantial clang in yield because of aphid attack.2 Another factor responsible for the low yield is plants fungal diseases like Spot Blotch (SB), yellow and brown rusts diseases caused by fungus infections.3 The increase in the Global population has increased the demand to produce more safe foods. So, dependence of farmers on different pesticide to control pathogens, weed and the insects that compete for these foods remains a vital and endless necessity.4 Many synthetic chemical pesticides play critical parts in wheat protection, however, frequent practice of these traditional pesticides has led to the pest resistance. Moreover, they also pose side effects on environment and non-target organisms. Thus, there is a continuous need of agrochemical alternative’s discovery with low mammalian toxicity, effective, selective, and ecofriendly to address the problems associated with pest control.5 In crop protection, thiourea and acylthiourea have been reported to display a variety of biological activities, such as insecticidal, fungicidal and herbicidal activities.6 With all this in mind, the current proposal is to introduce thiourea and acylthiourea groups into benzothiazole structure as linker and then to investigate them for their insecticidal bioactivity for the sustainable growth of wheat crop. We believe that such projects are not only important to create further knowledge in the field but have direct impact on sustainable development by finding the indigenous solution to our indigenous problems.
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