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Trifluralin Persistence as Affected by Depth of Soil Incorporation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

K. E. Savage
Affiliation:
Crops Research Division, Agr. Res. Serv., U.S. Dep. of Agr.
W. L. Barrentine
Affiliation:
Delta Branch, Mississippi Agr. Exp. Sta., Stoneville, Mississippi

Abstract

Bioassay and chemical analyses of residual α,α,α-trifluoro-2,6-dinitro-N,N-dipropyl-p-toluidine (trifluralin) from greenhouse and field experiments indicated that the persistence of this herbicide is increased by deep incorporation as compared to shallow incorporation or surface application. Laboratory studies using a charcoal vapor trap indicated that trifluralin volatilization decreased with increasing depth of incorporation. Volatilization appears to be an important mode of trifluralin dissipation from the soil.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © 1969 Weed Science Society of America 

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