Pesticides and Plant Protection Appliances

Pesticides and Plant Protection Appliances is designed as a practical manual for students and teachers specializing in plant protection. The theme of this book is to acquaint with latest knowledge in rational use of pesticides in plant disease and pest management. Forty four chapters covering various aspects of Pesticides and Plant Protection Appliances such as their definition ,advantage and disadvantage, classification, registration procedures, laboratory and field evaluation methodology, problems with pesticide resistance and its management, residues and environmental pollution, spraying technology, need based pesticide use reduced risk pesticide etc. have been included in this manual The book will be useful to researchers, teachers, extension specialists and students of plant protection and can also be useful to crop pathologists, plant protectionists and personnel of agricultural and horticultural departments.