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OverviewThe book primarily illuminates both the benefits as well as drawbacks of fungicides. Over the past few years, a lot of pesticides have been formulated to kill pests, and fungicides are one of these. They are primarily used to kill fungus, and are mostly utilized in medicine industry, agriculture fields in protection of seeds during storage and prevention of the growth of toxin producing fungi. Due to an increase in the importance of agriculture, the production of fungicides is also growing. Also, because of their harmful effects on humans, birds and fishes; the problems related to safety are also becoming a matter of growing concern. This book is a guide on both the harmful and helpful effects of fungicides. It discusses issues like fungicide resistance, mode of action, management fungal pathogens and defense techniques, side effects of fungicides interfering in the endocrine system, collective use of varied fungicides and the importance of GRAS (generally recognized as safe). This book is useful to almost everyone ranging from post graduate students to environmentalists and even factory owners. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Chris Frost (Liverpool John Moores University UK)Publisher: Callisto Reference Imprint: Callisto Reference Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.526kg ISBN: 9781632392503ISBN 10: 163239250 Pages: 268 Publication Date: 30 January 2015 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |