Chlorpyrifos has been used extensively for decades to control crop pests and disease-
transmitting insects; its contribution to increasing food security and minimizing the spread of …

Pesticides are widely used chemical compounds in agriculture to destroy insects, pests and
weeds. In modern era, they form an indispensable part of agricultural and health practices …

Pesticides are widely employed in rice crops since the ecosystem and surroundings of
paddy promote insects, weeds, and fungal and bacterial pathogens. Each commonly utilised …

China has announced plans to stabilize its pesticide use by 2020. Yet, future climate change
will possibly increase the difficulty of meeting this goal. This study uses econometric …

Multiple pesticides are heavily applied in crops grown in China's tropics due to the
prevalence of diseases and pests, thus posing potential risks to nontarget organisms (eg …

Pesticides are extensively used in modern agriculture and are an effective and economical
way to enhance the yield quality and quantity, thus ensuring food security for the ever …

Organochlorine (OCPs) and organophosphorus pesticides (OPPs) have been intensively
applied in rice paddy field farming to control pest infestation and increase the yield. In this …

To feed an ever‐growing population, it is necessary to take all measures to increase crop
yields, including the use of pesticides. It has long been a difficult task to boost agricultural …

Pesticides are indispensable in agricultural production. They have been used by farmers to
control weeds and insects, and their remarkable increases in agricultural products have …

China is a country with large agricultural production and is also a large producer and
consumer of pesticides. As a result of decades of high pesticide application, the environment …