Measuring variability in phytotoxicity testing using crop and wild plant species

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 327-337

  Céline, Boutin ^a   White, Andrea L ^b   David, Carpenter ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Crops; Phytotoxicity testing; Risk assessment; Uncertainty factor; Wild plants

Indexed keywords

ABIOTIC FACTORS; ATRAZINES; FORMULATED PRODUCTS; GLYPHOSATES; GROWING CONDITIONS; GROWTH CHAMBER; GROWTH PATTERNS; HERBICIDE SENSITIVITY; IN-PLANTS; LIGHT INTENSITY; PHYTOTOXICITY TESTING; PLANT SPECIES; PLANTS GROWING; REPRODUCIBILITIES; SEASONAL VARIABILITY; SEED SIZE; UNCERTAINTY FACTOR; UNCERTAINTY FACTORS;

CROPS; EXPERIMENTS; PLANTS (BOTANY); RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WEED CONTROL;

HERBICIDES;

ATRAZINE; GLYPHOSATE; HERBICIDE;

BIOTIC FACTOR; CROP; ECOTYPE; GERMINATION; HERBICIDE; PHYTOTOXICITY; PLANT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROP; ECOTYPE; EXPERIMENT; GERMINATION; GREENHOUSE; GROWTH CHAMBER; HARVEST; LIGHT INTENSITY; MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY; NONHUMAN; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; PHYTOTOXICITY; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEED SIZE; SUNLIGHT; TEMPERATURE; TOXICITY TESTING; UNCERTAINTY; WILD PLANT;

CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HERBICIDES; LIGHT; PLANTS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 77951137018     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.30     Document Type: Article

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