Cucumber is one of the main vegetables in Iranian food basket. A wide range of pesticides are used for crops protection during the cultivation of vegetables such as cucumber due to heavy pest infestation. Analysis of pesticide residues in food and other environmental commodities have become essential requirement for consumers, producers, and food quality control authorities. This study was aime...

A comprehensive multi-residue method for the chromatographic separation and accurate mass identification of 101 pesticides and their degradation products using liquid chromatography/time-of-flight mass spectrometry (LC/TOF-MS) is reported here. Several classes of compounds belonging to different chemical families (triazines, organophosphorous, carbamates, phenylureas, neonicotinoids, etc.) were...

Objective: The objective of this study is to establish the quality standards of Safoof-e-Muhazzil (SEMZ), a polyherbal Unani formulation for the treatment of overweight and obesity. Methods: The quality standards of SEMZ were established as per WHO guidelines including heavy metal residues, pesticides residue, aflatoxins, microbial load, GC-MS analysis and HPTLC fingerprinting analysis. Results...

Invasion by Spodoptera frugiperda causing yield lossin maize production in Indonesia. Efforts to control S. generally use synthetic pesticides, however, the of pesticides can result various negative impacts on environment and health. Alternative utilization is usingbotanical pesticides. One plants Indonesia that has potential be developed as a botanicalpesticide Carica papaya. C. papaya leaves ...

Vegetables constitute an important component of a balanced diet. Being a rich source of vitamins and minerals, they protect us from micronutrient deficiencies and gastrointestinal disturbances. However, along with life-saving nutrients, they have turned into a major source of life-taking poisonous substances called pesticides and their residues into the human body. Many studies reviewed across ...

Tomato (Lycopersicum esculentum) is prominent among vegetables produced in Ghana. About ninety percent (90%) of the population of the study area are engaged primarily in tomato production. Due to the problem posed by pests and diseases and the vulnerability of vegetables to most of these pests and diseases, a variety of pesticides including organophosphates, Organochlorines, carbamates, and syn...