Química Nova (Jan 2012)

Evaluation of the performance of a castor-oil based formulation in limiting pesticide residues in strawberry crops

  • Mário Sérgio Galhiane,
  • Sandra Regina Rissato,
  • Lucídio de Sousa Santos,
  • Gilberto Orivaldo Chierice,
  • Marcos Vinícius de Almeida,
  • Terezinha Fumis,
  • Inês Chechim,
  • Aloísio Costa Sampaio

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/s0100-40422012000200021
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 35, no. 2
pp. 341 – 347

Abstract

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A study was made to evaluate the effect of a castor oil-based detergent on strawberry crops treated with different classes of pesticides, namely deltamethrin, folpet, tebuconazole, abamectin and mancozeb, in a controlled environment. Experimental crops of greenhouse strawberries were cultivated in five different ways with control groups using pesticides and castor oil-based detergent. The results showed that the group 2, which was treated with castor oil-based detergent, presented the lowest amount of pesticide residues and the highest quality of fruit produced.

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