Degradation of metsulfuron methyl in selected malaysian agricultural soils

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 13, Issue 3 B, 2004, Pages 258-261

  Sinnakkannu, Saraswathy ^a   Abdullah, Abdul R ^b   Tahir, Norhayati M ^c   Abas, Mhd R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA TERENGGANU   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Degradation; Environmental fate; Half life; Metsulfuron methyl; Microbial biomass; Tropical soil

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; DEGRADATION; HALF LIFE; PESTICIDE; SOIL MICROORGANISM; TROPICAL SOIL;

ASIA; EURASIA; MALAYSIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 1842561551     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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