Abstract
Doubts about long-range biological effects due to the use of agricultural chemicals in the production and storage of foodstuffs remains a cause for great concern« Attempts have been made through legislation to regulate the amount of individual pesticides in our food. However, very little is known about extra-toxic effects of sub-lethal intake of mixtures of pesticides or about the form and significance of the chemicals as consumed by animals (e.g. as plant metabolites). The question of specific modifications to the original chemical by different plants and specific susceptibillties of different animals makes the problem even more complex. Such a situation appears to have arisen in the case of maleic hydrazide (MH), 1,2-dihydro-3,6-pyridazinedione, which is used in agriculture as a plant growth regulator.
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