Selecting and evaluating native plants for region-specific phytotoxicity testing

Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 105-117

  Olszyk, David ^a   Pfleeger, Thomas ^a   Lee, E Henry ^a   Burdick, Connie ^a   King, George ^b   Plocher, Milton ^b   Kern, Jeffrey ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b DYNAMAC CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Herbicide; Risk assessment; Sulfometuron methyl

Indexed keywords

HERBICIDE;

ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; CROP; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; TOXICITY TESTING; UNITED STATES; WIND;

ANGIOSPERMS; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; HERBICIDES; ILLINOIS; TOXICITY TESTS; WIND;

EID: 40949147074     PISSN: 15513793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/IEAM_2007-044.1     Document Type: Article

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