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Influence of Soil-Moisture Content on the Bioactivity of Picloram

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

R. Grover*
Affiliation:
Weed Science Section, Research Station, Canada Department of Agriculture, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

Abstract

A somewhat modified version of Lambert's quantitative treatment of the influence of soil-moisture content on herbicidal activity has been applied to 4-amino-3,5,6-trichloropicolinic acid (picloram) behavior in soil. The bioactivity of picloram decreased as the soil-moisture content was increased. This was due to the effect of varying soil-moisture levels on the concentration of picloram in the soil-water phase.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © 1970 Weed Science Society of America 

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