Controlled Release of Pesticides for Sustainable Agriculture

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, Yeşeren 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

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.

• Sustainable Agriculture
• Pesticides
• Polymers for controlled release
• Controlled Release
• Nanoparticles for controlled release

• 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.

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