Comparing effects of low levels of herbicides on greenhouse- and field-grown potatoes (Solanum tuberosum L.), soybeans (Glycine max L.), and peas (Pisum sativum L.)

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 455-468

  Pfleeger, Thomas ^a   Olszyk, David ^a   Lee, E Henry ^a   Plocher, Milton ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b DYNAMAC CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Glyphosate; Phytotoxicity; Plant reproductive test; Sulfometuron methyl; Toxicity endpoints

Indexed keywords

BROMOXYNIL; COST EFFECTIVE; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; FIELD APPLICATION; FIELD TEST; GLYCINE MAX; GLYPHOSATES; HERBICIDE CONCENTRATION; LOW LEVEL; NATIVE PLANTS; NATIVE SOIL; ORDER OF MAGNITUDE; PEA PLANTS; PHYTOTOXICITY; PISUM SATIVUM; PLANT MORPHOLOGY; PLANT REPRODUCTIVE TEST; POTATO PLANTS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; SULFOMETURON-METHYL; TOXICOLOGY TESTS;

ACETIC ACID; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; AMINO ACIDS; GREENHOUSES; PLANTS (BOTANY); TESTING; TOXICITY; WEED CONTROL;

HERBICIDES;

2 (4 CHLORO 2 METHYLPHENOXY)ACETIC ACID; BROMOXYNIL; GLYPHOSATE; HERBICIDE; SULFOMETURONMETHYL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOTOXICOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HERBICIDE; LEGUME; MORPHOLOGY; NATIVE SPECIES; PHYTOTOXICITY; PLANT COMMUNITY; POTATO; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; TOXICITY TEST;

ARTICLE; ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION; BIOMASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GREENHOUSE; HARVESTING; HUMIDITY; PEA; PHYTOTOXICITY; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT HEIGHT; POTATO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOYBEAN; TEMPERATURE;

GLYCINE; HERBICIDES; PEAS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; SOYBEANS; SULFONYLUREA COMPOUNDS;

GLYCINE MAX; PISUM SATIVUM; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 78651358311     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.394     Document Type: Article

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