PERSISTENCE OF DDT PESTICIDES IN RESIDUES OF TOBACCO CROP

Authors

  • NUSRTAT HASSAN Pesticide Research Institute, SARC, PARC, Karachi, Pakistan
  • RIZWAN UL HAQ Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science & Technology, Karachi, Pakistan
  • M. FARHANULLAH KHAN University of Karachi, Pakistan

Abstract

Present study is carried out to deduct DDT from Tobacco plants. It is shown that 2.5ppm DDT was detectable at about 40 days past treatment period. It was suggested that DDT should not be use even at nursery stage.

Author Biographies

RIZWAN UL HAQ, Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science & Technology, Karachi, Pakistan

Department of Botany, 

M. FARHANULLAH KHAN, University of Karachi, Pakistan

Department of Zoology

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Published

2011-12-20

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 2 December (2011): Fuuast Journal of Biology

Section

Articles