Chapter 1: Controlled Release of pesticides for Sustainable Agriculture: State of the art, opportunities and novelty. Chapter2: Concept and need of sustainable agriculture Chapter3: Conventional methods for pesticide release Chapter4: Fate of the conventional pesticides in Environment Chapter5: Controlled release of pesticides- concept, reality and mechanism and factors controlling the release of pesticides Chapter6: Manufacturing of slow- and controlled-release Pesticides Chapter7: Chemistry and toxicology behind pesticides Chapter8: Characteristics and types of slow- and controlled-release Pesticides Chapter9: Advantages and disadvantages of slow- and controlled-release Pesticides Chapter10: Options for the application of slow- and controlled-release Pesticides Chapter11: Consumption and economics of slow- and controlled-release of pesticides Chapter12: Costs and benefits of slow- and controlled-release pesticides Chapter13: Polymer formulations for Controlled release of pesticides Chapter14: Bioengineering aspects of controlled release of pesticides Chapter15: Nanoparticles in controlled release of pesticides Chapter16: Controlled release detecting sensors Chapter17: Plant hormones- controlled release at each stages of plant growth Chapter 18: Controlled release of herbicides Chapter19: Theory and simulation modeling of controlled release of pesticides Chapter20: Future applications of controlled release technology