Effects of the herbicide hexazinone on nutrient cycling in a low-pH blueberry soil

Environmental Toxicology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 115-122

  Vienneau, D M ^a   Sullivan, C A ^b   House, S K ^b   Stratton, G W ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Herbicide; Hexazinone; Nutrient cycling; Velpar

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; HERBICIDES; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; PH EFFECTS; SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL POLLUTION;

AMMONIFICATION; NITROGEN CYCLE; SOIL RESPIRATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

HERBICIDE; HEXAZINONE;

HERBICIDE; NUTRIENT CYCLING; SOIL RESPIRATION;

AMMONIFICATION; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BLUEBERRY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DENITRIFICATION; INCUBATION TIME; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN CYCLE; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOIL ACIDITY; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL RESPIRATION; SOIL TREATMENT; TOXICITY TESTING;

AGRICULTURE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLUEBERRY PLANT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDPOINT DETERMINATION; NITROGEN; NOVA SCOTIA; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; TIME FACTORS; TRIAZINES;

VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM ANGUSTIFOLIUM;

EID: 16544367241     PISSN: 15204081     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tox.20003     Document Type: Article

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