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Effect of Tillage and Cover Crop on Fluometuron Adsorption and Degradation under Controlled Conditions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

Blake A. Brown ,
Robert M. Hayes ,
Donald D. Tyler  and
Thomas C. Mueller
Blake A. Brown
Affiliation:
Dept. of Plant and Soil Sci., Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37901
Robert M. Hayes
Affiliation:
Dept. of Plant and Soil Sci., Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37901
Donald D. Tyler
Affiliation:
Dept. of Plant and Soil Sci., Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37901
Thomas C. Mueller
Affiliation:
Dept. of Plant and Soil Sci., Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37901
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Abstract

Fluometuron adsorption and degradation were determined in soil collected at three depths from no-till + no cover, conventional-till + no cover, no-till + vetch cover, and conventional-till + vetch cover in continuous cotton. These combinations of tillage + cover crop + soil depth imparted a range of organic matter and pH to the soil. Soil organic matter and pH ranged from 0.9 to 2.5% and from 4.7 to 6.5, respectively. Fluometuron adsorption was affected by soil depth, tillage, and cover crop. In surface soils (0 to 4 cm), fluometuron adsorption was greater in no-till + vetch plots than in conventional-tilled + no cover plots. Soil adsorption of fluometuron was positively correlated with organic matter content and cation exchange capacity. Fluometuron degradation was not affected by adsorption, and degradation empirically fit a first-order model. Soil organic matter content had no apparent effect on fluometuron degradation rate. Fluometuron degradation was more rapid at soil pH > 6 than at pH ≤ 5, indicating a potential shift in microbial activity or population due to lower soil pH. Fluometuron half-life ranged from 49 to 90 d. These data indicate that tillage and cover crop may affect soil dissipation of fluometuron by altering soil physical and chemical properties that affect fluometuron degrading microorganisms or bioavailability.

Keywords

Fluometuron, N,N-dimethyl-N′-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-ureavetch, Vicia villosa L.Dissipationno-tilladsorptionbioavailabilityherbicidecover croptillageweed controlcotton
Type
Soil, Air, and Water
Information
Weed Science , Volume 42 , Issue 4 , December 1994 , pp. 629 - 634
Copyright
Copyright © 1994 by the Weed Science Society of America 

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