Pesticide usage pattern in tea ecosystem, their retrospects and alternative measures

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 813-826

  Gurusubramanian, G ^a   Rahman, A ^b   Sarmah, M ^b   Ray, Somnath ^c   Bora, S ^b  

^a MIZORAM UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Tea Research Association   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH BENGAL   (India)

Author keywords

Alternative measures; Bio control agents; IPM; MRL; Pesticide regulation; Pesticide residues; Pesticide use

Indexed keywords

ABAMECTIN; ACEPHATE; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ALDRIN; CARBENDAZIM; CARBOFURAN; CHLORPHENOTANE; CHLORPYRIFOS; CIPERMETHRIN; CYFLUTHRIN; CYHALOTHRIN; DELTAMETHRIN; DICOFOL; DIMETHOATE; ENDOSULFAN; ESTERASE; ETHION; FENVALERATE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; IMIDACLOPRID; MONOCROTOPHOS; PESTICIDE; PESTICIDE RESIDUE; PHOSALONE; PHOSPHAMIDON; QUINALPHOS; SULFUR; UREA; ZINC SULFATE;

BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOTYPE; EUROPEAN UNION; INSECTICIDE; PERENNIAL PLANT; PEST CONTROL; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; PESTICIDE RESIDUE; PESTICIDE RESISTANCE; TEA; TOXICITY;

EUROPE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GERMANY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INDIA; LAW; NONHUMAN; PEST CONTROL; PEST MANAGEMENT; PESTICIDE RESISTANCE; PHYTOTOXICITY; PLANT ECOLOGY; POLLUTION; REVIEW; TEA;

EID: 57749120330     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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