The adverse effects of pesticides on the agricultural ecosystem have been matter of concern
in recent decades. However, attention has mostly been directed to highly persistent …

Pesticides play a pivotal role in controlling pests and disease infestations not only in urban
agriculture but also in non-agricultural settings. Several pesticides like herbicides …

Recent decades have witnessed major growth in the use of agrochemicals worldwide,–for
maximizing the food production for a rapidly growing human population. However, the …

Pesticides are the most hazardous among the various organic pollutants and possess a
great human and environmental threat. The pesticide is considered among the top deadly …

A portion of all herbicides applied to forests, croplands, road sides, and gardens are
inevitably lost to water bodies either directly through runoff or indirectly by leaching through …

The role of biochar in sequestration of carbon, reducing the emission of greenhouse gases,
and improving the soil fertility is increasingly being recognised and is leading to the …

The use of copper-based fungicides by Victorian vinegrowers has increased the total copper
concentration in some vineyard soils to 250 mg/kg compared to background levels of …

Pesticides are used for controlling the development of various pests in agricultural crops
worldwide. Despite their agricultural benefits, pesticides are often considered a serious …

The Australian cereal belt stretches as an arc from north-eastern Australia to south-western
Australia (24˚ S–40˚ S and 125˚ E–147˚ E), with mean annual temperatures from 14˚ C …

Fungicide use is arguably the most important component of pest and disease management
programs in horticultural production systems, particularly vine and orchard crops. This is …