Experimental Pesticide Chemistry and Residue Analysis

At the end of this course, students should be able to: 1. learn Extraction and clean-up methods and instrumentation for pesticide analysis; 2. know the techniques of Pesticide formulation analysis; and 3. know the effect of pesticide on growth and yield of crops, control of pests and diseases, and insect resistance probit analysis.

Sampling, planning the sampling programme, sample containers, collection of various environmental samples – water solid sediments, vegetation, blood, milk, fish, invertebrate birds, mammals, air. Sample Preservation: Extraction and cleanup methods, instrumentation for pesticide analysis, use of gas chromatograph for determination of pesticide residues, Analytical quality assurance; recovery and precision studies. Pesticide formulation analysis. Experimental designs and field/greenhouses trials on effect of pesticide on (a) growth and yield of crops (b) control of pests and diseases. (c) insect resistance probit analysis. Screening of Nigerian herbs for pesticide activities. Isolation and characterization of active ingredients in Nigerian herbs. Maintenance, trouble shooting and calibration of instruments