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Preface Fundamental understanding of the uptake, translocation, and distribution of agrochemicals is of great interest among scientists in industry and academia, because biological activities of pesticides against their target species can be significantly influenced by the biokinetics of the pesticides. Biological activity of pesticides is initially identified during the courses of in vitro bioassays, but the active molecules often lose their biological activity in greenhouse tests. The lack of translation of activity between in vitro assays and greenhouse tests is generally associated with many factors, including poor retention on plant surface, lack of foliar or root uptake, and limited systemicity within plants. Therefore, a clear understanding of the factors that govern the effectiveness of pesticides is key to overcome certain barriers for the expression of biological activity, and this can lead to a strategy to improve biological performance. This ACS symposium book is based on a symposium that was held at the 246th American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition in Indianapolis, Indiana from September 8-12, 2013. Although uptake, translocation, and distribution of agrochemicals in plants have been extensively studied over the years, there are still many unanswered questions that need to be addressed. This book aims to update current knowledge with new studies that contain new findings on the uptake, translocation, and distribution of agrochemicals in plants as well as provide review-style chapters that summarize existing information on specific subjects. It is hoped that this book will serve as a valuable resource for researchers who study uptake, translocation, and distribution of pesticides in plants. As researchers involved in discovery and development of agrochemicals want to understand a broad range of biological factors, it is also hoped that this book promotes researchers in other scientific disciplines to generate new ideas and technologies in the process of new product development. Knowledge of the biokinetics will help us further understand the use of agrochemicals on our planet. We thank the presenters and authors for their invaluable contributions to the symposium and this book. We gratefully acknowledge ACS division of agrochemicals and Dow AgroSciences for financial assistance for the symposium. We would like to express our sincere thanks to many other colleagues who reviewed chapters for their timely and critical assessment. We are also thankful for excellent supports of staff members in ACS Books Division.
ix Myung et al.; Retention, Uptake, and Translocation of Agrochemicals in Plants ACS Symposium Series; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 2014.
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Kyung Myung Crop Protection Biology, Discovery Research, Dow AgroSciences 9330 Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268, USA 317-337-7104 (telephone) 317-337-3205 (fax)
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Norbert M. Satchivi Crop Protection Biology, Discovery Research, Dow AgroSciences 9330 Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268, USA 317-337-4128 (telephone) 317-337-3265 (fax)
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x Myung et al.; Retention, Uptake, and Translocation of Agrochemicals in Plants ACS Symposium Series; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 2014.
