Modern Crop Protection Compounds

This updated edition of Modern Crop Protection Compounds provides essential insights into agrochemical advancements, featuring contributions from top industry experts.

The third edition of Modern Crop Protection Compounds serves as a comprehensive reference that reflects the latest advancements in agrochemical science. Building on the success of its predecessors, this edition has been thoroughly updated, with new chapters introduced to cover emerging topics such as picolinic acids, oxathiapiprolin, and flupyradifurone. Each chapter is crafted by an international team of esteemed authors from leading crop science companies like Bayer, Syngenta, and BASF. This ensures that readers receive the most accurate and relevant information available in the field.

This edition meticulously details the essential active ingredients utilized in contemporary agrochemicals, dedicating individual volumes to herbicides, fungicides, and insecticides. The authors delve into various critical aspects, including the general chemistry, mechanisms of action, and industrial-scale synthesis of these compounds. Additionally, they discuss the development of products and formulations, along with practical applications in agricultural settings.

Modern Crop Protection Compounds is an invaluable resource for professionals engaged in modern biology, encompassing genetics, biochemistry, and chemistry. It is equally beneficial for those in crop protection science, including government officials, researchers in agrochemical companies, university scientists, conservationists, and agricultural managers. This book stands as a crucial tool for anyone involved in enhancing agricultural productivity and sustainability.