Sustainable Use of Pesticides—2nd Edition
A special issue of Agriculture (ISSN 2077-0472). This special issue belongs to the section "Crop Protection, Diseases, Pests and Weeds".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 December 2025 | Viewed by 91
Special Issue Editors
Interests: insect; aphid; integrated pest management; pesticide resistance; insect molecular biology
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Interests: pesticide; mechanism of action; resistance; ion channel; structural biology
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Interests: insecticide resistance; whitefly; gene regulation; pest control; cytochrome P450; insect signaling pathway
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Interests: herbicide resistance; weed management; herbicide toxicity; weed biology; weed population ecology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Pesticide is a double-edged sword: it is widely used to control harmful organisms such as pests and weeds, but also affects non-target organisms and causes human disease and environment pollution. The potential risks associated with the use of pesticides are acceptable to a certain extent, considering the benefits that they generate. With this, the aim of the sustainable use of pesticides is to balance the risks and benefits of their application.
This Special Issue aims to achieve the sustainable use of pesticides by reducing the risks associated with their use in agriculture, and by promoting the use of integrated pest management (IPM) and alternative green approaches and techniques. Research articles may cover topics related to pesticide use status, pesticide risk evaluation, new techniques of pesticide application, field pest resistance status, resistance mechanisms, and pesticide resistance management strategies. For this Special Issue, we welcome all types of articles, including original research, opinion, and review articles.
Prof. Dr. Xun Zhu
Prof. Dr. Zhiguang Yuchi
Prof. Dr. Xin Yang
Prof. Dr. Lang Pan
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- pesticide
- pesticide research and development
- integrated pest management
- sustainable agriculture
- pesticide synthesis
- pesticide formulation
- pesticide application
- pesticide risk assessment
- pesticide residue
- pesticide resistance
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- Sustainable Use of Pesticides in Agriculture (14 articles)
