Botanical Pesticides in Agriculture Vol I

Botanical Pesticides in Agriculture Vol I by Vinra Publication

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Book Summary:

Encyclopaedia of Pesticides and Agricultural Chemicals covers study of pesticides and agricultural chemicals. Pesticides are considered as potential molecules to combat insects, pests, diseases and weeds in agricultural, horticultural cropping system as well as health management systems.

Pesticides of chemical origin are highly effective against the target organism. However, the chemical pesticides have toxic effects on several non-target species and the growing environmental concerns raises the issues of safety and evaluation of toxicity. This content has been divided into seven chapters.

Audience of the Book :

This book Useful for Agricultural and Chemicals Engineering Students.

Table of Content:

1. Plant Based Pesticides: Green Environment with Special Reference to Silk Worms

2. Plants as Potential Sources of Pesticidal Agents: A Review

3. Biotechnological Approaches for the Control of Insect Pests in Crop Plants

4. Endocrine Disrupting Pesticides

5. Evaluation of Earthworms Present on Natural and Agricultural-Livestock Soils of the Center Northern Litoral Santafesino, República Argentina

6. Neem Crude Extract as Potential Biopesticide for Controlling Golden Apple Snail, Pomacea Canaliculata

7. Evolution and Expectations of Enzymatic Biosensors for Pesticides

Citations, Index