Enhanced atrazine degradation: Evidence for reduced residual weed control and a method for identifying adapted soils and predicting herbicide persistence

Weed Science

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 427-434

  Krutz, L Jason ^a   Burke, Ian C ^b   Reddy, Krishna N ^a   Zablotowicz, Robert M ^a   Price, Andrew J ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross adaptation; Half life; Persistence model; Simazine

Indexed keywords

ATRAZINE; BIODEGRADATION; HALF LIFE; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MINERALIZATION; PERSISTENCE; WEED CONTROL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SIDA SPINOSA;

EID: 68849111297     PISSN: 00431745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/WS-09-010.1     Document Type: Article

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