Kumar, Vipin and Sood, Chitra and Jaggi, Shivani and S D, Ravindranath and Bhardwaj , S D and Shanker, Adarsh (2005) Dissipation behavior of propargite––an acaricide residues in soil, apple (Malus pumila) and tea (Camellia sinensis). Chemoshpere, 58 (6). pp. 837-843.

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Abstract

Propargite, recently introduced in India, is an effective acaricide on a large number of crops most of which are consumed by human beings directly or after processing. Therefore, it has become important to check the dissipation behavior of propargite in edible raw commodities, processed products and in the environment. In the present study, dissipation of residue of this acaricide in soil, apple fruit and tea (green tea leaves, manufactured tea, infusion and spent leaves) was studied. Analysis was carried out using high performance-liquid chromatography with UV detection system. The dissipation rate was found to vary with the nature of studied crop/sample. In soil, half-life ranged from 43 to 45 days, while in plant matrices (tea and apple) it ranged 1.66–2.61 days. The percent transfer of propargite residue from manufactured tea to infusion was 23.60–40.00; however, 35.71–53.20% of the residues remained stuck to the spent leaves. 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Propargite; Pesticide; Acaricide; Soil; Apple; Tea
Subjects:	Pest and Pesticides
Divisions:	UNSPECIFIED
Depositing User:	Dr. Aparna Maitra Pati
Date Deposited:	02 Jan 2012 10:17
Last Modified:	13 Feb 2012 04:55
URI:	http://ihbt.csircentral.net/id/eprint/394

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