Current Challenges and Trends in the Discovery of Agrochemicals

@article{Lamberth2013CurrentCA,
  title={Current Challenges and Trends in the Discovery of Agrochemicals},
  author={Clemens Lamberth and Stephane Jeanmart and Torsten Luksch and Andrew Plant},
  journal={Science},
  year={2013},
  volume={341},
  pages={742 - 746}
}
Crop protection chemistry has come a long way from its “alchemic” beginnings in the late 19th century to a high-tech science that supports the sustainable production of food, feed, and fiber for a rapidly growing population. Cutting-edge developments in the design and synthesis of agrochemicals help to tackle today’s challenges of weed and pest resistance, higher regulatory safety margins, and higher cost of goods with the invention of selective, environmentally benign, low use rate, and cost… Expand
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