The experiment was conducted to study the residual effect of sulfonylurea herbicides applied to wheat on the different kharif crops as affected by organic matter. The results revealed that significantly higher wheat grain and straw yield was obtained where FYM was applied at 30 t/ha over 10 t ha-1 during both the years.

Report of the Joint Meeting of the FAO panel of experts on pesticide residues in food and the environment and the WHO core assessment group on pesticide residues held at Geneva, Switzerland from 16-25 Sep 2009.

For more than 25 years, the Union Carbide (UCIL) factory has been contaminating the land and water of Bhopal. Latest tests show that groundwater in areas even three km away from the factory contains almost 40 times more pesticides than Indian standards.

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Vadodara/Anand: Anand Agriculture University

Atrazine and other corn herbicides are routinely detected in drinking water. Two studies on potential association of atrazine with small-for-gestational-age (SGA) and preterm birth prevalence found inconsistent results. Moreover, these studies did not control for individual-level potential confounders.

In many parts of the world, deliberate indoor residual spraying (IRS) of dwellings with insecticides to control malaria transmission remains the only viable option, thereby unintentionally but inevitably also causing exposure to inhabitants.

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Organic farming doesn't provide more nutritional food and it may not even be more sustainable

The information system has detailed groundwater level data, groundwater quality with regard to major ions and pesticide residues information. The Project has been supported as a
pilot project in the country by NRDMS, Department of Science and Technology to provide the web site at all village Knowledge Centers in the districts. Agriculturally developed and

The findings from the FSA's organic food review have added little to our knowledge but left consumers short-changed on real benefits of organic food.

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