Pesticide Research Journal
SCOPUSWeb of Science
  • Year: 2008
  • Volume: 20
  • Issue: 2

Status of Organochlorine Pesticide Residues in Sesame Seeds Collected from Different Geographical Regions of India

  • Author:
  • Neelam Sharma1, Nitin , Monika , Bandana
  • Total Page Count: 2
  • Page Number: 278 to 279

Department of Agronomy, CSK HPKV, Palampur-176062

1 Correspondence: sharma_neelam29@rediffmail.com

Online published on 15 October, 2011.

Abstract

Thirty genotypes of sesame seeds collected from different geographical regions of India were analyzed for organochlorine pesticides viz HCHs, DDTs and endosulfan. The average recovery values of o,p-DDT, p,p-DDT, α-HCH, β-HCH, endosulfan I, endosulfan II fortified with 1.0 and 2.0 μg g−1 were above 85%. The residue studies indicated that DDT, HCH and endosulfan metabolites were found below the detectable limit in all sesame samples.

Keywords

Organochlorine pesticides, residues, sesame