Leaf characteristics and surfactants affect primisulfuron droplet spread in three broadleaf weeds

Weed Science

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 16-22

  Sanyal, Debanjan ^a   Bhowmik, Prasanta C ^a   Reddy, Krishna N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Droplet spread; Epicuticular wax; Leaf surface morphology; Scanning electron microscopy; Surfactant

Indexed keywords

HERBICIDE; LABORATORY METHOD; LEAF; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACTANT; WEED;

ABUTILON THEOPHRASTI; CHENOPODIUM ALBUM; PORTULACA OLERACEA;

EID: 33750295819     PISSN: 00431745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/WS-05-019R.1     Document Type: Article

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