This special issue presents a collection of papers covering the environmental fate, effects,
and risk of pesticides in tropical environments, which is expected to facilitate improved …

Under the rapid development of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) plant protection products
(PPP) application in Asian countries, the drift risk of UAV sprayer operation in orchard or …

Background Droplets of plant production products sprayed from unmanned aerial spraying
system (UASS) applications are prone to drift, threatening nontarget crops, humans, and …

Abstract The inventory model 'PestLCI Consensus', originally developed for temperate
conditions, estimates initial pesticide emission fractions to air, to off-field surfaces by drift …

Unmanned aerial spraying systems (UASS), ie, unmanned aerial vehicles designed for
pesticide applications, are widely used in East Asia and increasingly prevalent in other …

Purpose In tropical cropping systems, pesticides are extensively used to fight pests and
ensure high crop yields. However, pesticide use also leads to environmental and health …

Like many other small crops across the world, Goji berries are sprayed with a variety of
unlicensed insecticides in China to protect them from insect pests. If the global pesticide …

Abstract Photosystem II (PS II) pesticides, recognized as a threat to ecological health, were
targeted for reduction in sugarcane farming in Great Barrier Reef (GBR) catchments …

Estimating emissions of chemical pesticides used in agriculture is an essential component in
evaluating the potential toxicity-related impacts on humans and ecosystems in various …

Ground cover management (GCM) is an important agricultural practice used to reduce weed
growth, erosion and runoff, and improve soil fertility. In the present study, an approach to …