Characteristics of earthworm casts affecting herbicide sorption and movement

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 367-372

  Bolan, N S ^a   Baskaran, S ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

2,4 D; Atrazine; Casts; Earthworm; Herbicides; Leaching; Metsulfuron methyl; Sorption

Indexed keywords

2,4-DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; ACETIC ACID; ATRAZINE; EARTHWORM CAST; HERBICIDE; METSULFURON METHYL; METSULPHURON METHYL;

EID: 0029661098     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00334585     Document Type: Article

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