Agrochemicals: composition, production, toxicology, applications

This book presents an overview of all aspects of modern agricultural practices. Beginning with a concise historic overview of modern trends in agriculture, it leads into chapters dealing with fertilizers, herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, acaricides, nematocides, rodenticides, molluscicides, plant growth regulators, and biological control agents. In each chapter corresponding practical and theoretical aspects are discussed, and each entry is accompanied by its chemical structure, physical properties, synthesis, agricultural use, trade names, toxicology, and its ecological significance.

Introduction. Plant growth. Fertilizers. Plant growth regulators. Plant and crop protection. Acaricides. Fungicides. Insecticides. Molluscicides. Nematicides. Rodenticides. Weed control. Biological control.