?MONITORING OF MULTIPLE PESTICIDE RESIDUES IN COTTON SEEDS DURING THREE CROP SEASONS

Authors

  • ZAHIDA PARVEEN Pesticide Research Laboratory, Tropical Agricultural Research Institute, Karachi University Campus, Old Block Nos. 09 and 10, Karachi-75270, Pakistan
  • IRSHAD A. K. AFRIDI Pesticide Research Laboratory, Tropical Agricultural Research Institute, Karachi University Campus, Old Block Nos. 09 and 10, Karachi-75270, Pakistan
  • S. Z MASUD Pesticide Research Laboratory, Tropical Agricultural Research Institute, Karachi University Campus, Old Block Nos. 09 and 10, Karachi-75270, Pakistan
  • M. M. H. BAIG Pesticide Research Laboratory, Tropical Agricultural Research Institute, Karachi University Campus, Old Block Nos. 09 and 10, Karachi-75270, Pakistan

Keywords:

Monitoring, Pesticide residues, Cotton seeds.

Abstract

After having established proper analytical methodology for multiple pesticide residues, major cotton growing
areas of Pakistan were surveyed extensively and 250 samples of cotton seeds were drawn from progressive farmers'
fields and different ginning factories during three crop seasons (June, 1986-January, 1989). Laboratory investigation
of these samples showed contamination in 73.6 % samples with 24 different pesticides/metabolites. The results indi-
cated that out of 24 pesticides, 9 were organochlorine, 8 organophosphorus and 7 synthetic pyrethroid compounds.
MRLs exceeded in 40.6% samples. The most frequently occuring pesticides were cyhalothrin, dimethoate, DDT and
its metabolites, endosulfan and monocrotophos.

Published

1996-08-19

How to Cite

PARVEEN, Z., AFRIDI, I. A. K., MASUD, S. Z., & BAIG, M. M. H. (1996). ?MONITORING OF MULTIPLE PESTICIDE RESIDUES IN COTTON SEEDS DURING THREE CROP SEASONS. Biological Sciences - PJSIR, 39(5-8), 146–149. Retrieved from http://v2.pjsir.org/index.php/biological-sciences/article/view/2394

Issue

Vol. 39 No. 5-8 (1996): Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research

Section

Articles