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Herbicides in modern sustainable agriculture: environmental fate, ecological implications, and human health concerns

Aney Parven, Islam Md Meftaul, Kadiyala Venkateswarlu, Mallavarapu Megharaj

International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology · 2024

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Abstract Herbicides play a crucial role in modern agriculture by controlling weeds and ensuring sustainable crop productivity. However, the use of herbicides has raised concerns regarding their contamination, posing serious threat to the environment, biodiversity, and food safety. Recent trends indicate a decline in the overall volume of herbicides usage, suggesting a shift towards more specific and targeted formulations of herbicides. Also, there has been an increased use of systemic and pre-emergence herbicides. The global agriculture still faces several challenges because of the adverse environmental impacts caused by herbicide contamination, both at the application site and offsite. In view of the growing concern, it is necessary to develop new herbicides with greater selectivity or bi

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Peer-reviewed study
DOI
10.1007/s13762-024-05818-y
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SNmoh7jdr3-xpdfod
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