01707nam a2200205 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001902000180006010000220007824500700010026000420017030000120021252011760022465000160140065300170141665300180143365300120145165300150146365300230147810305262007-11-12       2000    bl uuuu  f   0uu1 u    #d  a3-527-29852-51 aMULLER, F. (Ed.).  aAgrochemicalsbcomposition, production, toxicology, applications.  aWeinheim; Chichester: Wiley-VCHc2000  a1031 p.  aIn the past the term "agrochemicals" has mainly been associated with plant protection, i.e. synthetic chemicals used to protect plants in the fields against various pests. This term was broadened by the introduction of e.g. plant growth regulators (plant hormones, closely related to herbicides) and juvenile hormones (related to insecticides). However, more recently the term "agrochemicals" has further broadened in the sense that it includes alI synthetic chemicals used in pre-planting, planting, growth, harvest- ing and storage of agricultural commodities, leading to the broader term "crop protec- tion products". In this current publication "Agrochemicals", fertilizers are also included, although they are traditionally thought not to falI under the term crop protection products. However, the maio goal to use crop protection products is to ensure the production ofhealthy plants and to increase their yields. In this context crop protection products alone could not achieve the mentioned goal without providing the plants with the necessary nutrients. Consequently, in a holistic approach of crop protection ferti- lizers are an integral part of agrochemicals.  aToxicologia  aAgroquímica  aFertilizantes  aManuais  aPesticidas  aQuímica ambiental