Herbicide Residue Research in India

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Sondhia, Shobha (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Choudhury, Partha P. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Sharma, A.R (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World, 12
• Subjects: Agriculture.; Ecology .; Environmental pollution.; Soil science.; Soil conservation.; Environmental chemistry.; Ecology.; Terrestrial Pollution.; Soil Science & Conservation.; Environmental Chemistry.

Herbicides constitute about 60% of the total pesticides consumed globally. In India, the use of herbicides started initially in tea gardens and picked up in the 1970s, when the high-yielding varieties of rice and wheat were introduced. Presently, 67 herbicides are registered in the country for contr...