Effect of recent cropping history and herbicide use on the degradation rates of isoproturon in soils

Weed Research

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 5-11

  Walker, A ^a   Austin, C R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crop rotation; Herbicide degradation; Isoproturon; Micro organisms; Residues; Soil

Indexed keywords

CROPPING PRACTICE; DEGRADATION; HERBICIDE; SOIL MANAGEMENT;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 1242322507     PISSN: 00431737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3180.2003.00366.x     Document Type: Article

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