Enhanced degradation of atrazine under field conditions correlates with a loss of weed control in the glasshouse

Pest Management Science

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 23-31

  Krutz, L Jason ^a   Zablotowicz, Robert M ^a   Reddy, Krishna N ^a   Koger III, Clifford H ^a   Weaver, Mark A ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Accelerated degradation; Pesticide; Weed control

Indexed keywords

ATRAZINE; HERBICIDE; PESTICIDE RESIDUE;

ATRAZINE; CHEMICAL CONTROL; CROPPING PRACTICE; DEGRADATION; LABORATORY METHOD; WEED CONTROL;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; METHODOLOGY; SOIL;

AGRICULTURE; ATRAZINE; HERBICIDES; PESTICIDE RESIDUES; SOIL;

LOUISIANA; MISSISSIPPI DELTA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33846435164     PISSN: 1526498X     EISSN: 15264998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ps.1304     Document Type: Article

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