Nanopesticides: From Research and Development to Mechanisms of Action and Sustainable Use in Agriculture

Front Matter ....Pages i-xxi
 Natural Degradable Polyhydroxyalkanoates as the Basis for Creation of Prolonged and Targeted Pesticides to Protect Cultivated Plants from Weeds and Pathogens  (T. G. Volova, S. V. Prudnikova, N. O. Zhila, N. G. Menzyanova, E. G. Kiselev, E. I. Shishatskaaya et al.)....Pages 1-22
 Smart Nano-Chitosan for Fungal Disease Control  (Khaidem Aruna Devi, Damyanti Prajapati, Ashok Kumar, Ajay Pal, Deepa Bhagat, Braj Raj Singh et al.)....Pages 23-47
 The Use of Nanocarriers to Improve the Efficiency of RNAi-Based Pesticides in Agriculture  (Olivier Christiaens, Marko Petek, Guy Smagghe, Clauvis Nji Tizi Taning)....Pages 49-68
 Understanding the Interaction of Nanopesticides with Plants  (Etenaldo F. Santiago, Montcharles S. Pontes, Gilberto J. Arruda, Anderson R. L. Caires, Ian Colbeck, Ronald Maldonado-Rodriguez et al.)....Pages 69-109
 Methods for Understanding the Fate of Nanopesticides in Soil and Water  (Rocío López-Cabeza)....Pages 111-136
 Interactions of Nanoenabled Agrochemicals with Soil Microbiome  (Catherine Santaella, Barbara Plancot)....Pages 137-163
 Bioactivity of Nanoformulated Synthetic and Natural Insecticides and Their Impact on Environment  (Josef Jampílek, Katarína Kráľová, Peter Fedor)....Pages 165-225
 Environmental Toxicity of Nanopesticides Against Non-Target Organisms: The State of the Art  (Francine Côa, Leandro S. Bortolozzo, Romana Petry, Gabriela H. Da Silva, Carlos H. Z. Martins, Aline M. Z. de Medeiros et al.)....Pages 227-279
 Overview of Nanopesticide Environmental Safety Aspects and Regulatory Issues: The Case of Nanoatrazine  (Felícia Pereira de Albuquerque, Ana Cristina Preisler, Leonardo F. Fraceto, Halley Caixeta Oliveira, Vera Lucia S. S. de Castro)....Pages 281-298
 Risk Assessment of Nanofertilizers and Nanopesticides  (Flávia Suelen de Oliveira Pereira, Danielle Araújo Agarrayua, Caroline Brandão Quines, Daiana Ávila)....Pages 299-316
 Nanopesticides: From the Bench to the Market  (Rafael Pires-Oliveira, Marta Simão Kfouri, Bruna Mendonça, Poliana Cardoso-Gustavson)....Pages 317-348
 Correction to: Nanopesticides: From the Bench to the Market  (Rafael Pires-Oliveira, Marta Simão Kfouri, Bruna Mendonça, Poliana Cardoso-Gustavson)....Pages C1-C1
Back Matter ....Pages 349-360