Book description
This handbook and ready reference highlights a couple of basic aspects
of recently developed new methods in modern crop protection research,
authored by renowned experts from major agrochemical companies.
Organized into four major parts that trace the key phases of the
compound development process, the first section addresses compound
design, while the second covers newly developed methods for the
identification of the mode of action of agrochemical compounds. The
third part describes methods used in improving the bioavailability of
compounds, and the final section looks at modern methods for risk
assessment. As a result, the agrochemical developer will find here a
valuable toolbox of advanced methods, complete with first-hand practical
advice and copious examples from current industrial practice. Peter
Jeschke gained his PhD in organic chemistry at the University of
Halle/Wittenberg (Germany), after which he moved to Fahlberg-List
Company (Germany) to pursue agrochemical research before going to the
Institute of Neurobiology and Brain Research, German Academy of
Sciences. In 1989 he joined Bayer as lab leader in animal health
research and eight years later he took a position at the Bayer Crop
Protection Business Group, where he is currently Head of Research Pest
Control Chemistry 2. Since 2011, he is honorary professor at the
University of Dusseldorf (Germany). Prof. Dr. Jeschke has more than 180
patent applications and scientific publications to his name.
Wolfgang Kramer gained his PhD in organic chemistry from the TU
Stuttgart (Germany) in 1968, after which he joined the Institute of
Textile Chemistry at Stuttgart University, before moving to Bayer Plant
Protection as lab leader in plant protection research in 1970. Between
1984 and 1990 he was Head of Global Chemistry Fungicides, and Head of
Insecticide Chemistry thereafter. Retired since 2005, Dr. Kramer has
over 250 patent applications and publications to his name.
Ulrich Schirmer received his PhD in organic chemistry from Stuttgart
University (Germany) in 1973, and worked subsequently postdoctoral as a
researcher at Paris-Orsay (France). He joined BASF in 1974, eventually
becoming Senior Vice President responsible for plant protection research
for chemical synthesis, process development and biological R&D.
Since 2003, he has been working as a freelance consultant to start-ups
in the fields of biotechnology, chemistry and agriculture. Dr. Schirmer
is author and co-author of more than 100 patent applications and
scientific publications.
Matthias Witschel received his PhD in organic chemistry in 1994 at the
University of Erlangen-Nurnberg (Germany). After his post-doctoral stay
at Stanford University, California (USA), he started in 1996 at BASF in
herbicide research, where he is now Principal Scientist in the Global
Research Herbicides, Agricultural Products, based in Ludwigshafen
(Germany). Dr. Witschel is the author and co-author of over 160 patents
and scientific publications.
