Controlled Release of Pesticides for Sustainable Agriculture

Book Overview

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

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030233987
• ISBN13: 9783030233983
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 266 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"