Pesticides have a crucial role. By safeguarding crops against pests, diseases, and weeds and increasing yield per hectare, they assist farmers in producing more food on less area. Pesticides have played a significant role in the more than threefold increase in agricultural production since 1960.
Pesticide Chemistry
Helps to gain knowledge about integrated pest management strategy. Structures and syntheses of various pesticides can be learnt by studying pesticide chemistry. Benefits and adverse effects of different pesticides can also be understood.