Modern Crop Protection Compounds, 4 Volume Set

by Peter Jeschke (Editor), Clemens Lamberth (Editor), Beth Lorsbach (Editor)

Overview

The gold-standard reference on the discovery, development, and use of crop protection compounds

In the newly revised fourth edition of Modern Crop Protection Compounds, a team of distinguished researchers provides an exhaustive overview of today's most important crop protection compounds. Divided into four volumes, dedicated to herbicides, fungicides, and insecticides, the authors explain the invention and development of agrochemicals, their chemistry, mode of action, physicochemical properties, structure-activity relationships, biological and safety profile, industrial synthesis, commercial use, and resistance management, bringing together the most important agrochemical information in a single, comprehensive source.

Building on the success of the previous editions, the four volumes cover:

• A thorough introduction to the individual modes of action and resistance evolution of agrochemicals, classified by international committees
• Comprehensive discussions of the newest herbicides, fungicides, and insecticides, up to those released in 2024
• Brand-new material, including entirely new chapters, with revised and updated content reflecting the latest research advances
• Contributions by some of the leading names in the international agrochemical industry

Perfect for researchers in industry working in the area of agrochemical research and development, mainly in the plant protection industry, Modern Crop Protection Compounds will also benefit organic chemists at universities, as well as professionals on advisory boards, and with societies and governmental authorities.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783527352500
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	04/20/2026
Edition description:	4th ed.
Pages:	2174
Product dimensions:	6.69(w) x 9.61(h) x (d)

About the Author

Peter Jeschke was a senior fellow in research and development in Pest Control Chemistry at Bayer AG Crop Science in Germany, from 1997 until his retirement in 2022. He is also an honorary professor at the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Germany.

Clemens Lamberth retired in 2024 after more than 30 years as a senior principal scientist in the chemical research department of Syngenta Crop Protection AG in Switzerland. He is specialized in the discovery of fungicides.

Beth Lorsbach is the Global Head of Innovation and Development at Nufarm in Indianapolis, USA. She is responsible for delivering innovative and disruptive solutions to solve farmers' needs as Nufarm pivots to become an agriculture innovator.

Table of Contents

Preface
VOLUME I: HERBICIDES
Overview
1. HRAC: Herbicide Classification, Resistance Evolution, Survey, and Resistance Mitigation Activities
2. Acetohydroxyacid Synthase Inhibitors (AHAS /
ALS)
3. Protoporphyrinogen-IX-Oxidase Inhibitors
4. Herbicides with Bleaching Properties
5. New Auxin Mimics and Herbicides
6. Herbicides Disturbing the Synthesis of Very Long Chain Fatty Acids
7. Inhibitors of Cellulose Biosynthesis
8. Safeners for Herbicides
9. Genetically Modified Herbicide-resistant Crop *EXTENDED*
10. Microtubulin Assembly Inhibitors (Pyridines)
11. Acetyl-CoA Carboxylase Inhibitors *EXTENDED*
12. Homogentisate Solanesyltransferase (HST) Inhibitors: Cyclopyrimorate *NEW*
13. Solanesyl Diphosphate Synthase Inhibitprs: Aclonifen *NEW*
14. Deoxy-D-Xylulose Phosphate (DOXP) Synthase Inhibitors: Bixlozone, Clomazone *NEW*
15. Fatty Acid Thioesterase Inhibitors: Cinmethylin, Methiozolin *NEW*
16. Dihydroorotate dehydrogenase (DHODH) Inhibitors: Tetflupyrolimet *NEW*
17. Photosynthesis Inhibitors: Regulatory Aspects, Re-Registration in Europe, Market Trends, and New Products
18. New Aspects of Plant Growth Regulators

VOLUME II: FUNGICIDES
Overview
19. FRAC Mode-of-Action Classification and Resistance Risk of Fungicides
20. Fungicides Acting on Oxidative Phosphorylation *EXTENDED*
21. Fungicides Acting on Amino Acids and Protein Synthesis
22. Fungicides Acting on Signal Transduction
23. Fungicides Acting on Mitosis and Cell Division: Zoxamide, an Antitubuline Fungicide for Control of Oomycete Pathogens
24. Sterol Biosynthesis Inhibitors *EXTENDED*
25. Carboxylic Acid Amide (CAA) Fungicides
26. Fluopicolide: Anti-Oomycete Fungicide
27. Melanin Synthesis in the Cell Wall
28. Fungicides with Unknown Mode of Action
29. Powdery Mildew Fungicides
30. Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors: Metalaxyl-M
31. Host Defence Inducers
32. Oxysterol-binding Protein Inhibitors: Oxathiapiprolin *EXTENDED*
33. Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors: Flufenoxadiazam *NEW*
34. Dihydroorotate Dehydrogenase as a New Fungicide Mode of Action *NEW*

VOLUME III: INSECTICIDES
Overview
35. IRAC: Insecticide Resistance, and Mode-of-Action Classification of Insecticides
36. Insect Moulting and Metamorphosis
37. Chitin Biosynthesis
38. Midgut -
Transgenic Crops expressing Bacillus thuringiensis Cry Proteins
39. Metabolic Processes *EXTENDED*
40. Nervous System *EXTENDED*
41. Chordotonal Organ TRPV Channel Modulators *EXTENDED*
42. Chordotonal Organ Modulators -
Undefined Target Site: Flonicamid
43. Unknown or Uncertain Mode of Action *EXTENDED*
44. Insecticides Affecting Calcium Homeostasis *EXTENDED*
45. Calcium-activated Potassium Channel Modulators: Acynonapyr *NEW*
46. Nematicides *EXTENDED*