Nanosuspensions: Emerging novel agrochemical formulations

Insecticides Design Using Advanced Technologies

Volumn 9783540469070, Issue , 2007, Pages 1-39

  Sasson, Yoel ^a   Levy Ruso, Ganit ^b   Toledano, Ofer ^b   Ishaaya, Isaac ^c  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b Makhteshim Chemical Works Ltd   (Israel)

^c VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS;

DELIVERY SYSTEMS; DISPERSED SYSTEMS; NANO PARTICULATES; NANO-SUSPENSIONS; PESTICIDE DELIVERY SYSTEMS; PESTICIDE FORMULATIONS; PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SUB-MICRON SIZE RANGE;

PESTICIDES;

EID: 84920142842     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-46907-0_1     Document Type: Chapter

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