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Record Nr.

UNINA9910366647903321

Titolo

Controlled Release of Pesticides for Sustainable Agriculture / / edited by Rakhimol K. R., Sabu Thomas, Tatiana Volova, Jayachandran K

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020

ISBN

3-030-23396-0

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (268 pages)

Disciplina

363.738498

Soggetti

Agriculture

Herbicides - Environmental aspects

Pesticides - Environmental aspects

Plant hormones - Application

Polymers

Polymer Sciences

Sustainable development

Sustainable Development

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

This book presents an introduction to the concept and need of sustainable agriculture, the mechanisms of conventional and controlled



release of pesticides, herbicides and plant hormones. It also contains the carriers which supply controlled release including polymers and nanoparticles. A full chapter is devoted to the theory and simulation aspects.