Behaviour of hexaconazole ( Contaf 5 % EC ) residues on two cultivars of apple grown under temperate conditions of Kashmir , India

-1 The residues of hexaconazole dissipated below quantification level of 0.008 μg g and waiting periods of 8.13 and 7.45 days are suggested for Golden Delicious and Starkrimson cultivars at recommended dose in Kashmir. Theoret ical m a x i m u m r e s i d u e contribution TMRC (the theoret ical maximum amount of a pesticide in the daily diet of an average person) values were found to be 17.57 and 27.10 μg -1 -1 person day , far less than maximum permissible intake MPI, (which is a measure of the amount of a pesticide in food that can be ingested on a daily basis over a lifetime without an appreciable health risk) at 0 day in both the dosages indicating hexaconazole use on apple cannot put health of consumers at risk in Kashmir. Journal Home page : www.jeb.co.in « E-mail : [email protected]