Pesticides in Agriculture and the Environment Vol II

Encyclopaedia of Pesticides and Agricultural Chemicals covers study of pesticides and agricultural chemicals. Chemical pesticides continue as a point of major controversy in our society. A pesticide is any substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying, repelling, or mitigating any pest. Pests can be defined as any organism that causes plant diseases. Agricultural pesticides are then those chemicals that are used by farmers to prevent the effectivity of the pests on the growth and productivity of agricultural crops.

Pesticides are an important management tool in agricultural production. The volume ‘Pesticides in Agriculture and the Environment ‘is designed to summarize the state of various aspects of pest management, gives a rationale behind intensive farming systems, increasing concerns about the impacts of pesticides on human health and the environment.