A survey of agricultural pesticides in use in Barbados

Miller, H.; Newton, A.; Wood, B. . Dept. of Chemistry

A survey of agricultural pesticides in use in Barbados

1985

Miller, H. | Newton, A. | Wood, B. (West Indies Univ., Cave Hill (Barbados). Dept. of Chemistry)

The use of insecticides is widespread, with most farms using more than 6 different products. The most widely used are Diazinon, Lannate, Chlordane, Orthene and Malathion. Fungicides are less widely used, Benlate, Bravo, Captan, Kocide, Manzate and Tri-miltox-forte being the most common. Less than one quarter of farms use herbicides in vegetable fields though Gramoxone is used extensively in sugarcane cultivation. The toxicity of these agrochemicals and their persistence in the environment are discussed

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fongicide fungicidas herbicidas herbicide insecticidas insecticide persistance des pesticides persistencia de los plaguicidas

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Barbade/ toxicite; Barbados/ toxicidad

Language

English

Note

4 tables; 8 ref.

Type

Conference; Non-Conventional

Source

Risk assessment of agrochemicals in the Eastern Caribbean, Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (St. Lucia).- (St. Lucia), 1985. p. 51-68

Conference

CARDI/UNESCO - MAB Workshop on Risk Assessment of Agrochemicals in Tropical Island Ecosystems, (St. Lucia), 27 Oct - 1 Nov 1985

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1985

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