Controlled release of pesticides for sustainable agriculture. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Rakhimol K. R., Sabu Thomas, Tatiana Volova, Jayachandran K, editors.
• Editors: K. R., Rakhimol; Thomas, Sabu; Volova, Tatiana; K., Jayachandran
• Contents: Chapter 1: Controlled Release of pesticides for Sustainable Agriculture: State of the art, opportunities and novelty. Chapter2: Concept and need of sustainable agriculture Chapter3: Conventional methods for pesticide release Chapter4: Fate of the conventional pesticides in Environment Chapter5: Controlled release of pesticides- concept, reality and mechanism and factors controlling the release of pesticides Chapter6: Manufacturing of slow- and controlled-release Pesticides Chapter7: Chemistry and toxicology behind pesticides Chapter8: Characteristics and types of slow- and controlled-release Pesticides Chapter9: Advantages and disadvantages of slow- and controlled-release Pesticides Chapter10: Options for the application of slow- and controlled-release Pesticides Chapter11: Consumption and economics of slow- and controlled-release of pesticides Chapter12: Costs and benefits of slow- and controlled-release pesticides Chapter13: Polymer formulations for Controlled release of pesticides Chapter14: Bioengineering aspects of controlled release of pesticides Chapter15: Nanoparticles in controlled release of pesticides Chapter16: Controlled release detecting sensors Chapter17: Plant hormones- controlled release at each stages of plant growth Chapter 18: Controlled release of herbicides Chapter19: Theory and simulation modeling of controlled release of pesticides Chapter20: Future applications of controlled release technology.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2019
• Copyright Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource (266 pages)
• Subjects: 363.738498; Pesticides -- Application; Sustainable agriculture; Pesticides -- Application; Sustainable agriculture
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030233969
• Related ISBNs: 9783030233952
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