Pesticide Formulation: Recent Developments and Their Applications in Developing Countries

The book is mainly intended to make interested persons in developing countries aware of developments in pesticides formulation technology and should be used in conjuction with other publications on the topic. It achieves a good balance between authors from both developing and developed countries and attempts to highlight the science and technology where there have been substantial technical advances. Pesticide technology is rapidly changing. The original technology for organic synthesis, screening, field tests, analytical tests etc. is still there, but in a much more sophisticated form. These technological advances, together with the demands and concerns of society, constitute the substance of this book. Exciting new developments in two areas – transgenic crops incorporating in situ Bacillus thuringiensis genes and herbicide-resistant varieties – will have a great impact on the pesticides market but are outside the scope of this book.