Permeation of soil fumigants through agricultural plastic films

Phytoparasitica

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 491-501

  Austerweil, M ^a   Steiner, B ^a   Gamliel, A ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

1,3 dichloropropene; Chloropicrin; Metam sodium; Methyl bromide; Permeation; Plastic film; Soil fumigants; Soil fumigation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750916877     PISSN: 03342123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02981205     Document Type: Article

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