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Controlled Release of Pesticides for Sustainable Agriculture

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Editors:
  1. Rakhimol K. R.

    1. International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, India

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  2. Sabu Thomas

    1. School of Chemical Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, India

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  3. Tatiana Volova

    1. Institute of Biophysics SB RAS, Siberian Federal University, Krasnoyarsk, Russia

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  4. Jayachandran K.

    1. School of Biosciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, India

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  • Chapters written by leading researchers in the fields of agriculture, polymer science and nanotechnology
  • Discusses all analytical techniques used in the field
  • Solves fundamental and applied problems in controlled release of pesticides for innovative applications

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Conventional Methods of Pesticide Application in Agricultural Field and Fate of the Pesticides in the Environment and Human Health

    • V. Dhananjayan, S. Jayakumar, B. Ravichandran
    Pages 1-39

  3. Methods for Determination of Pesticides and Fate of Pesticides in the Fields

    • Angel G. Polanco Rodríguez, Jesús Alfredo Araujo León
    Pages 41-58

  4. Chemistry and Toxicology Behind Insecticides and Herbicides

    • S. Sousa, M. L. Maia, L. Correira-Sá, V. C. Fernandes, C. Delerue-Matos, C. Calhau et al.
    Pages 59-109

  5. Controlled Release Pesticides as a Route to Sustainable Crop Production

    • Maya Rajan, Vinaya Chandran, S. Shahena, Linu Mathew
    Pages 111-125

  6. Manufacturing of Slow- and Controlled-Release Pesticides

    • V. R. Remya, Jesiya Susan George, Sabu Thomas
    Pages 127-139

  7. Characteristics and Types of Slow/Controlled Release of Pesticides

    • Ayilalath Ashitha, Jyothis Mathew
    Pages 141-153

  8. Advanced Controlled Nanopesticide Delivery Systems for Managing Insect Pests

    • R. K. Saini, S. Patel, J. Bajpai, A. K. Bajpai
    Pages 155-184

  9. Polymer Formulations for Pesticide Release

    • Abhilasha Mishra, Rajesh K. Saini, A. K. Bajpai
    Pages 185-206

  10. Molecularly Imprinted Sensors for Detecting Controlled Release of Pesticides

    • Fatma Yılmaz, Nilay Bereli, Ali Derazshamshir, Duygu Çimen, Semra Akgönüllü, YeÅŸeren Saylan et al.
    Pages 207-235

  11. Controlled Release Herbicides and Allelopathy as Sustainable Alternatives in Crop Production

    • S. Shahena, Maya Rajan, Vinaya Chandran, Linu Mathew
    Pages 237-252

  12. Controlled Release of Plant Hormones for Modifying Crop Yield

    • Vinaya Chandran, S. Shahena, Maya Rajan, Linu Mathew
    Pages 253-266
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About this book

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.

Editors and Affiliations

  • International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, India

    Rakhimol K. R.

  • School of Chemical Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, India

    Sabu Thomas

  • Institute of Biophysics SB RAS, Siberian Federal University, Krasnoyarsk, Russia

    Tatiana Volova

  • School of Biosciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, India

    Jayachandran K.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Controlled Release of Pesticides for Sustainable Agriculture

  • Editors: Rakhimol K. R., Sabu Thomas, Tatiana Volova, Jayachandran K.

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-23396-9

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-23395-2Published: 24 August 2019

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-23398-3Published: 25 August 2020

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-23396-9Published: 01 August 2019

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 266

  • Topics: Sustainable Development, Agriculture, Polymer Sciences

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