Sorption and desorption behaviour of strychnine rodenticide in soils

Australian Journal of Soil Research

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 491-502

  Kookana, R S ^a,b   Rogers, S L ^a,c   Oliver, D P ^a,b  

^a Coop Res Ctr Soil and Land Mgmt ^*  (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

alkaline soils; alkaloid; bait; mouse plague; organic base; pesticide

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE SOIL; DESORPTION; MOUSE PLAGUE; PESTICIDE; RODENTICIDE; SORPTION; STRYCHNINE;

EID: 0030616523     PISSN: 00049573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/S96070     Document Type: Article

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