Radioisotopes in Weed Research

ISBN-13: 9780367436612 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 230 str.

Kassio Ferreira Mendes

Opis

Herbicides are of great importance in weed management but there are real concerns around the residual effects these chemicals have on the environment. This book shows how isotopic techniques can be used to identify degradation products and trace the fate of herbicides applied to crop plants.

Spis treści

1. Historical Use of Radioisotopes in Weed Research  2. Sorption and Desorption Studies of Herbicides in the Soil by Batch Equilibrium and Stirred Flow Methods  3. Mobility studies of herbicides in the soil: Soil thin layer chromatography, leaching columns and lysimeters  4. Anaerobic and Aerobic Degradation Studies of Herbicides and Radiorespirometry of Microbial Activity in Soil  5. Absorption, translocation and metabolism studies of herbicides in weeds and crops  6. Radiological Protection for the use of Radiation and Radioisotopes in Agricultural Research

O autorze

Prof. Dr. Kassio Ferreira Mendes is a Professor of Biology and Integrated Management of Weed, Department of Agronomy, Federal University of Viçosa, Brazil. Post-Doctor (2019) and Doctor (2017) in Science - Nuclear Energy in Agriculture (Chemistry in Agriculture and Environment) by Center of Nuclear Energy in Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Brazil with fellow sandwich University of Minnesota, USA (2016), Twin Cities Campus - College of Food and Agricultural Sciences in the Department of Soil, Water, and Climate. Master in Agronomy (Crop Science) by Federal University of Viçosa (2013). Agronomist by University of State Mato Grosso (2011). Member of Brazilian Society of Weed Science.