The unique role of halogen substituents in the design of modern agrochemicals

Pest Management Science

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 10-27

  Jeschke, Peter ^a  

^a BAYER CROPSCIENCE AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bioavailability; Fungicides; Halogen effects; Halogenated agrochemicals; Herbicides; Insecticides; Mode of action; Physicochemistry; Resistance; Selectivity; Structure activity relationship

Indexed keywords

FUNGICIDE; HALOGEN; HERBICIDE; INSECTICIDE;

AGROCHEMICAL; BIOAVAILABILITY; FUNGICIDE; HALOGEN; HERBICIDE; INSECTICIDE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY;

CHEMISTRY; REVIEW;

FUNGICIDES, INDUSTRIAL; HALOGENS; HERBICIDES; INSECTICIDES;

EID: 72249095500     PISSN: 1526498X     EISSN: 15264998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ps.1829     Document Type: Review

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