Sublethal effects of the herbicide glufosinate ammonium on crops and wild plants: Short-term effects compared to vegetative recovery and plant reproduction

Ecotoxicology

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1322-1336

  Carpenter, David ^a   Boutin, Céline ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Glufosinate ammonium; Herbicide; IC50; Non target plant species; Plant recovery; Plant reproduction; Regulatory testing

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHINOTHRICIN;

AMMONIUM; CROP PLANT; HERBICIDE; NONTARGET ORGANISM; PHYTOTOXICITY; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; REPRODUCTION; SUBLETHAL EFFECT; TOXICITY TEST;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROP; CROP PRODUCTION; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; IC 50; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOTOXICITY; PLANT REPRODUCTION; POPULATION RECOVERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; WILD PLANT;

AMINOBUTYRIC ACIDS; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HERBICIDES; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; PLANTS; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 78149466137     PISSN: 09639292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10646-010-0519-7     Document Type: Article

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