Influence of leaf surface micromorphology, wax content, and surfactant on primisulfuron droplet spread on barnyardgrass (Echinochloa crus-galli) and green foxtail (Setaria viridis)

Weed Science

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 627-633

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b Monsanto Agronomy Center   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Epicuticular wax; Herbicide spread; Leaf surface micromorphology; Scanning electron microscopy; Surfactant

Indexed keywords

HERBICIDE; LABORATORY METHOD; LEAF AREA; MICROMORPHOLOGY; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACTANT; WAX; WEED CONTROL;

ECHINOCHLOA; ECHINOCHLOA CRUS-GALLI; SETARIA (PLANT); SETARIA VIRIDIS;

EID: 33750349808     PISSN: 00431745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/WS-05-173R.1     Document Type: Article

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