A rapid bioassay for selective algicides

Weed Technology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 767-774

  Schrader, Kevin K ^a   De Regt, Marjan Q ^a   Tucker, Craig S ^a   Duke, Stephen O ^b,c  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

2 methylisoborneol; Aquatic weed control; Atrazine; Blue green algae; Cyanobacteria; Diuron; Endothall; Fluroide; Oscillat oria cf. chalybea; Paraquat; Selenastrum capricornutum

Indexed keywords

ALGICIDE; BIOASSAY; BLUE-GREEN ALGAE; CYANOBACTERIA; GREEN ALGAE; HERBICIDE; TOXICITY;

OSCILLATORIA CHALYBEA; SELENASTRUM CAPRICORNUTUM;

EID: 0031460996     PISSN: 0890037X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0890037x00043414     Document Type: Article

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