Presticide Residue Laboratory Department of Entomology, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat-785013, India
*Correspondence: sankardeka@aau.ac.in
Online published on 15 October, 2011.
Samples of cabbage (22), cauliflower (25), ridge gourd (8) knolkhol (4), okra (14), tomato (18), chilli (8), brinjal (25), potato (12), pointed gourd (7), bottle gourd (8), bitter gourd (6), carrot (8), and sweet beets (5) collected from six different agroclimatic zones of Assam were analyzed for pesticide residues. Out of the entire samples monitored, one hundred and twenty four (124) were contaminated with various pesticides. None of the monitored sample exceeded the maximum residue limit (MRL).
Farmgate vegetable, monitoring, organochlorines, synthetic pyrethroids, organophosphorus
