Navigating Pesticide Residues: Safeguarding Agricultural Product Quality
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Pest and Disease Management".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2025 | Viewed by 74
Special Issue Editors
Interests: pesticide residue analysis; metabolic mechanism of pesticide; toxic effects of pesticides
Interests: degradation; metabolites; toxicities and risk assessments of pesticide residue analysis in agro-products; development of multi-residue analysis method for pesticides and environment pollutants in tea and other agro-products by liquid/gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Pesticide residues are one of the most important issues affecting agricultural product safety. The extensive application of pesticides in agricultural practices has led to persistent contamination across food chains, posing significant threats to human health through bioaccumulation and biomagnification. Following field application, pesticides undergo complex transformations in crops, generating multiple metabolites that complicate comprehensive risk evaluation. While designed to target specific pests, pesticides frequently induce unintended adverse effects on non-target crops, potentially compromising nutritional and quality performance. The development of agricultural residue control technology is an urgent need for the sustainable development of agriculture.
This Special Issue seeks to compile cutting-edge research addressing key aspects of pesticide safety assessment and control. We particularly welcome contributions focusing on (1) novel methodologies for exposure evaluation and risk modelling; (2) metabolic transformation of pesticide residues in edible crops and their fate during agricultural products manufacturing; (3) phytotoxicity mechanisms affecting crop physiology and agricultural product quality; and (4) emerging technologies for residue control to ensure agricultural products safety. Both original research articles and comprehensive review papers are encouraged for submission.
Dr. Xinru Wang
Prof. Dr. Xinzhong Zhang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- pesticide residue
- agricultural products safety
- risk assessment
- metabolism
- crop quality
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