Water and methyl isothiocyanate distribution in soil after drip fumigation

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1555-1564

  Nelson, Shad D ^a   Ajwa, Husein A ^b   Trout, Tom ^c   Stromberger, Mary ^d   Yates, Scott R ^e   Sharma, Shankar ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY KINGSVILLE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^d Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^e U S SALINITY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; APPLICATION RATES; FIRST ORDER KINETICS; METHYL ISOTHIOCYANATE; SANDY LOAM SOILS; SOIL FUMIGATION; SURFACE DRIP IRRIGATIONS; WATER DISTRIBUTIONS;

CARBON INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FUMIGATION; IRRIGATION; RATE CONSTANTS; SODIUM; SOIL CONDITIONERS; SOILS; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

SOIL SURVEYS;

FUMIGANT; ISOTHIOCYANIC ACID DERIVATIVE; METHAM SODIUM; METHYLISOTHIOCYANATE; SODIUM DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER; PESTICIDE; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIRST ORDER KINETICS; GENERATOR; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); KINETICS; NONHUMAN; ROOTING; SANDY LOAM; SIMULATION; SOIL; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL FUMIGATION; WATER CONTENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TRANSPORT; AGRICULTURE; FUMIGATION; SOIL POLLUTANT;

AGRICULTURE; FUMIGATION; PESTICIDES; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WATER;

EID: 84884918570     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: 15372537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2013.03.0072     Document Type: Article

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