Microbes play a major role in medical technology, food processing, biotechnology,
agriculture and many other fields. The major route of pesticide exposure to microbes in the …

Optimization of crop production in recent times has become essential to fulfil food demands
of constantly increasing human populations worldwide. To address this formidable …

Continuous rise in application of pesticides in the agro-ecosystems in order to ensure food
supply to the ever-growing population is of greater concern to the human health and the …

Pesticides constitute an integral part of modern agriculture. However, there are still concerns
about their effects on non-target organisms. To address this the European Commission has …

Intensive agriculture is spectacularly successful since last couple of decades due to the
inputs viz; fertilizers and pesticides along with high yielding varieties. The mandate for …

Intensive use of agrochemicals mainly pesticides in natural environments have become a
major concern and have stimulated scientists to develop reliable methods to assess the …

Conventional agriculture still relies on the general use of agrochemicals (herbicides,
fungicides and insecticides) to control various pests (weeds, fungal pathogens and insects) …

In recent times, agricultural practices mainly rely on agrochemicals and pesticides to safe-
guard edible crops against various pests and to ensure high yields. However, their …

Pesticides are widely used in agriculture, households, and industries; however, they have
caused severe negative effects on the environment and human health. To clean up pesticide …

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 …