Chapter 1: Controlled Release of pesticides for Sustainable Agriculture: State of the art, opportunities and novelty.
Chapter2: Concept and need of sustainable agriculture
Chapter3: Conventional methods for pesticide release
Chapter4: Fate of the conventional pesticides in Environment
Chapter5: Controlled release of pesticides- concept, reality and mechanism and
factors controlling the release of pesticides
Chapter6: Manufacturing of slow- and controlled-release Pesticides
Chapter7: Chemistry and toxicology behind pesticides
Chapter8: Characteristics and types of slow- and controlled-release Pesticides
Chapter9: Advantages and disadvantages of slow- and controlled-release Pesticides
Chapter10: Options for the application of slow- and controlled-release Pesticides
Chapter11: Consumption and economics of slow- and controlled-release of pesticides
Chapter12: Costs and benefits of slow- and controlled-release pesticides
Chapter13: Polymer formulations for Controlled release of pesticides
Chapter14: Bioengineering aspects of controlled release of pesticides
Chapter15: Nanoparticles in controlled release of pesticides
Chapter16: Controlled release detecting sensors
Chapter17: Plant hormones- controlled release at each stages of plant growth
Chapter 18: Controlled release of herbicides
Chapter19: Theory and simulation modeling of controlled release of pesticides
Chapter20: Future applications of controlled release technology
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.