Ecophysiology of Pesticides: Interface between Pesticide Chemistry and Plant Physiology

Ecophysiology of Pesticides: Interface between Pesticide Chemistry and Plant Physiology is the first comprehensive overview of the physical impact of this increasingly complex environmental challenge. Designed to offer state-of-the-art knowledge, the book covers pesticide usage and its consequences on the ecophysiology of plants. It includes the challenge of policymaking in pesticide consumption and a risk analysis of conventional and modern approaches on standard usage. In addition, it summarizes research reports pertaining to the physio-ecological effects of pesticides, discusses the environmental risks associated with the over-utilization of pesticides, and covers pesticide usage on the micro-flora and rhizosphere.

This book is a valuable reference for plant ecologists, plant biochemists and chemists who want to study pesticide consumption and its biochemical and physiological evaluation effects on plants. It will also be of immense help to university and college teachers and students of environmental biotechnology, environmental botany and plant ecophysiology.

Contains comprehensive coverage of topics on pesticides, environmental ecology and strategies for pesticide controlPresents all data available on the intensification of pesticide stress on non-target organismsIncludes an appendix of products containing active ingredients

1. Pesticides and Environmental ecology 2. Pesticide consumption and threats to Biodiversity 3. Nutrient depletion and Pesticide Use 4. Physiological Impacts of Pesticides 5. Pesticide Consumption: Risks and Policy 6. Perceptive exploitation of pesticides: Connecting link between Pesticide Consumption and Agricultural sustainability 7. Ecological effect of pesticide on microbial communities 8. Strategies for preventing and controlling Pesticide toxicity