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Author:   Graham Matthews (Professor Emeritus, Emeritus Professor, Imperial College London, UK)
Publisher:   CABI Publishing
Imprint:   CABI Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 17.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   0.932kg
ISBN:  

9781786394873

ISBN 10:   1786394871
Pages:   312
Publication Date:   14 September 2018
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Prologue: Before Pesticides 1: Pesticides in the Early Part of the 20th Century 2: Application of Pesticides 3: Insecticides Post-1950 4: Herbicides 5: Fungicides 6: Other Pesticides 7: Resistance to Pesticides 8: Integrated Pest Management 9: Health Issues 10: Regulations and the Manufacturers of Pesticides and Related Organizations 11: Pesticides - the Future Annex: Common Name and Major Trade Name of Selected Pesticides

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Graham Matthews was a research entomologist in Africa from 1958 -1967 working on cotton in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and Nysasland. He joined Imperial College in 1967 but was seconded to Malawi from 1968-72. He has since been involved with cotton during visits to many countries in Africa, including Egypt, Sudan, Cote D'Ivoire, and to India Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, China and Australia. His research has been primarily on pesticide application technology, extending from agriculture to vector control.

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