by Anita Singh (Editor), Devendra Kumar Chauhan (Editor), Durgesh Kumar Tripathi (Editor), Anita Singh (Editor), Sheo Mohan Prasad (Editor), Vijay Pratap Singh (Editor), Samiksha Singh (Editor), Prabhat Kumar Srivastava (Editor)
A guide to the diversity of pesticides used in modern agricultural practices, and the relevant social and environmental issues
Pesticides in Crop Production offers an important resource that explores pesticide action in plants; pesticide metabolism in soil microbes, plants and animals; bioaccumulation of pesticides and sensitiveness of microbiome towards pesticides. The authors explore pesticide risk assessment, the development of pesticide resistance in pests, microbial remediation of pesticide intoxicated legumes and pesticide toxicity amelioration in plants by plant hormones.
The authors include information on eco-friendly pest management. They review the impact of pesticides on soil microorganism, crops and other plants along with the impact on other organisms like aquatic fauna and terrestrial animals including human beings. The book also contains an analysis of pesticide by GC-MS/MS (Gas Chromatography tandem Mass Spectrometry) a reliable method for the quantification and confirmation of multiclass pesticide residues. This important book:
Written for students, researchers and professionals in agriculture, botany, entomology and biotechnology, Pesticides in Crop Production examines the effects of chemical pesticides and the feasibility of using bio-pesticides.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 312
Edition: 1
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 13 Mar 2020
ISBN 10: 1119432197
ISBN 13: 9781119432197