Chapter 1: Controlled Release of pesticides for Sustainable Agriculture: State of the art, opportunities and novelty.
Chapter2: Concept and need of sustainable agriculture
Chapter3: Conventional methods for pesticide release Chapter4: Fate of the conventional pesticides in Environment
Chapter5: Controlled release of pesticides- concept, reality and mechanism and
factors controlling the release of pesticides
Chapter6: Manufacturing of slow- and controlled-release Pesticides
Chapter7: Chemistry and toxicology behind pesticides
Chapter8: Characteristics and types of slow- and controlled-release Pesticides
Chapter9: Advantages and disadvantages of slow- and controlled-release Pesticides
Chapter10: Options for the application of slow- and controlled-release Pesticides Chapter11: Consumption and economics of slow- and controlled-release of pesticides
Chapter12: Costs and benefits of slow- and controlled-release pesticides
Chapter13: Polymer formulations for Controlled release of pesticides
Chapter14: Bioengineering aspects of controlled release of pesticides
Chapter15: Nanoparticles in controlled release of pesticides Chapter16: Controlled release detecting sensors
Chapter17: Plant hormones- controlled release at each stages of plant growth
Chapter 18: Controlled release of herbicides
Chapter19: Theory and simulation modeling of controlled release of pesticides
Chapter20: Future applications of controlled release technology