Miniaturized Analytical Devices

10Microvolume UV–Visible Spectrometry for Assaying of Pesticides

Jigneshkumar V. Rohit¹ and Vaibhavkumar N. Mehta²

¹Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology, Srinagar 190006, Jammu and Kashmir, India

²ASPEE Shakilam Biotechnology Institute, Navsari Agricultural University, Ghod-Dod Road, Surat 395007, Gujarat, India

10.1 Introduction

To keep up with the increasing global population, more food production is required. It has been estimated that 34% of the global crop production is lost annually due to various pests including insects, fungi, and weeds [1–3]. To resolve pest problems, large quantities of pesticides (insecticides, fungicides, herbicide, etc.) are applied on pests (insect, fungi, weed, etc.) to prevent crop losses ...