The application of pesticide is widely used for grains before harvest and after harvest to protect the grains from damage or loss. Cultivation and storage… Read More »Guide to Choice of Pesticides for Cereals and Pulses
Sustainable pest management happens when pest management strategies are integrated: that is, when all possible effective techniques, including both chemical and non-chemical methods, have been… Read More »Sustainable and Integrated Pest Management
As part of its health risk assessment process before a pesticide is registered, Government regulatory agencies determine whether eating residues that are likely to remain… Read More »Regulation of Pesticide Residues in Cereals and Pulses
Cereals and pulses form a large proportion of the global diet, and control of pests during storage is a bigger problem with these classes of… Read More »Pesticide Residues in Cereals and Pulses
The growing demand for food and feed due to consistent increase in the world population has led to increase in the use of chemical pesticides… Read More »Public Concerns about Pesticide Residues
Heavy metals are found widely in the earth’s crust and are non- biodegradable in nature. They enter into the human body via air, water and… Read More »Heavy Metal Contamination in Water
With the development of the global economy, both type and content of heavy metals in the soil caused by human activities have gradually increased in… Read More »Heavy Metal Contamination in Soil
Although the metabolism in biological systems is described as similar, some species have a particular diversity, which can add complexity to the metabolism. In all… Read More »Pesticide Metabolism in Livestock Animals
Many studies have been conducted to establish conditions for pesticide use, which will permit the pest control essential for food production and yet insure safety… Read More »Toxicological Significance of Pesticide Metabolism Studies n Animals
Elucidation of the metabolism and fate of organic pesticides in animals is prerequisite to the development of these chemicals for use in pest control. From… Read More »Degradation and Metabolism of Pesticides in Animals
Understanding pesticide metabolism in plants is necessary for pesticide development, for safe and efficient use, as well as for developing pesticide phytoremediation strategies for contaminated… Read More »Degradation and Metabolism of Pesticides in Plants
The transport of a pesticide in surface waters depends on the form in which the compound exists in the water and the hydrodynamics of the… Read More »Transport of Pesticides in Surface Waters
Pesticides are frequently found in surface and ground water and concentrations have been found that could affect small aquatic organisms or animals that feed on… Read More »Behaviour and Fate of Pesticides in Water
Several factors determine the length of time herbicides persist. These factors fall into three categories: soil factors, climatic conditions, and herbicidal properties. Factors from each… Read More »Factors Influencing Pesticide Degradation in Soils
Alongside sorption, degradation is the second most important process used to predict the fate of pesticides in soils (Boesten and van der Linden, 1991). Many… Read More »Degradation and Types of Pesticides in Soils
Apart from microbial degradation, pesticides are also converted in the environment through many different mechanisms. Physical and chemical agents play significant roles in the transformation… Read More »Pesticide Conversion Mechanisms in the Environment Non-Enzymatic Conversion
The transformation of the different types of pesticides to various degradation products is brought about by physical, chemical, and biological agents (Coats, 1991). Microbial metabolism… Read More »Pesticide Conversion Mechanisms in the Environment Enzymatic Conversion
Because fumigants are broad-spectrum pesticides, space fumigation, done properly, will kill all species and life stages of insects and rodents that are likely to be… Read More »Advantages and Disadvantages of Fumigation
