Polysaccharides as safer release systems for agrochemicals

Agronomy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 47-66

  Campos, Estefânia Vangelie Ramos ^a,b   de Oliveira, Jhones Luiz ^b   Fraceto, Leonardo Fernandes ^a,b   Singh, Baljit ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^c HIMACHAL PRADESH UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Agrochemical; Pesticides; Polysaccharides; Slow release formulations

Indexed keywords

AGROCHEMICAL; BIODEGRADATION; CROP PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PERMEABILITY; PESTICIDE; POLYMER; POLYSACCHARIDE; SAFETY; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 84920854680     PISSN: 17740746     EISSN: 17730155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13593-014-0263-0     Document Type: Review

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