Controlled Release of Pesticides for Sustainable Agriculture
In: Springer eBooks
In: Earth and Environmental Science
Conventional methods of pesticide application in agricultural field and fate of the pesticides in the environment and human health -- Methods for determination of pesticides and fate of pesticides in the fields -- Chemistry and toxicology behind insecticides and herbicides -- Controlled Release Pesticides as a route to Sustainable Crop production -- Manufacturing of slow- and controlled-release Pesticides -- Characteristics and types of slow/ controlled release of pesticides -- Advanced Controlled Nanopesticide Delivery Systems for Managing Insect Pests -- Polymer Formulations for Pesticide Release -- Molecularly Imprinted Sensors for Detecting Controlled Release of Pesticides -- Controlled Release Herbicides and Allelopathy as Sustainable Alternatives in Crop Production -- Controlled release of plant hormones for modifying crop yield