Simulation of herbicide persistence in soil .I. Simazine and prometryne

The effects of soil temperature and soil moisture content on the rates of degradation of simazine and prometryne were measured under controlled conditions. The time for 50% disappearance of simazine in a sandy loam soil varied from 37 days at 25°C and 13 % soil moisture to 234 days at 15°C and 7% soil moisture. With prometryne, changes in soil moisture content had a greater effect on the rate of loss than similar changes with simazine. The time for 50% disappearance at 25°C was increased from 30 to 590 days with a reduction in soil moisture content from 14 to 5%. With both herbicides, the rate of degradation increased as the initial herbicide concentration decreased and the data suggest that a hyperbolic rate law may be more appropriate than simple first-order kinetics. Degradation curves for three separate field applications of the two herbicides were simulated using the laboratory data and the relevant meteorological records in a computer program. A close fit to the observed pattern of loss of incorporated prometryne was obtained, but prometryne surface-applied was lost rapidly during the first 30–40 days after application. This initial rapid loss could not be predicted by the program. With simazine, the patterns of loss of surface and incorporated treatments were similar, but the simulation model tended to overestimate residue levels. Possible reasons for the discrepancies are discussed.     

Simulation of herbicide persistence in soil .II. Simazine and linuron in long-term experiments

The rates of degradation of simazine and linuron were measured in soil from plots not treated previously with these herbicides. Degradation of both compounds followed first-order kinetics and soil temperature and soil moisture content had a marked effect on the rate of loss. With linuron, half-lives increased from 36 to 106 days with a reduction in temperature from 30° to 5°C at 4% soil moisture, and from 29 to 83 days at 12% soil moisture. Similar temperature changes increased the half-life of simazine from 29 to 209 days and from 16 to 125 days at soil moisture contents of 4 and 12% respectively. A computer program which has been developed for simulation of herbicide persistence was used in conjunction with the laboratory data and the relevant meteorological records for the years 1964 to 1968 in order to test the model against previously published field persistence data for the two herbicides. The results with simazine showed a close correspondence between observed and predicted residue levels but those for linuron, particularly in uncropped plots, were satisfactory for limited periods only.     

Simulation of herbicide persistence in soil; a revised computer model

Empirical equations were used to calculate the moisture content of surface soil from measurements of rainfall and daily maximum and minimum air temperatures. Air temperatures were also used to calculate soil temperatures. There was good agreement between calculated and measured moisture contents and temperatures from Wellesbourne and from some sites in North America. The equations were incorporated into a simulation model for the prediction of herbicide persistence. Results from the model were essentially the same, whether calculated or measured soil moistures and temperatures were used in the calculations.     

Simulation of the persistence of atrazine in soil at different sites in Portugal

The effects of soil temperature and soil moisture content on the rates of degradation of atrazine, were measured in the laboratory in soils from different sites in Portugal. Persistence of atrazine was measured in the same soils in the field during the spring and summer of 1984, 1985, 1986 and 1987. Weather records from the different sites, measured during the periods of the field experi ments, were used in conjunction with appropriate constants derived from the laboratory data in a computer program to simulate persistence in the field. The model generally overestimated the ob served soil residues, particularly during the first 7–14 days after application. The fit from the model was good from day 14 to the end of the experiments.     

Evaluation of a simulation model for prediction of herbicide movement and persistence in soil

The movement and persistence of residues of propyzamide, linuron, isoxaben and R-40244 were measured in a sandy loam soil in field experiments prepared in spring and autumn. None of the herbicides moved to depths greater than 12 cm in the soil during the winter period, following application in autumn, and none moved more than 6 cm in the soil, following application in spring. The general order of persistence of total soil residues was isoxaben > linuron = R-40244 > propyzamide. Appropriate constants to describe the moisture and temperature dependence of degradation were derived from laboratory incubation experiments and used with measurements of the strengths of adsorption of the different herbicides by the soil, in a computer model of herbicide movement. The model, in general, gave good predictions of total soil residues, but overestimated herbicide movement, particularly in winter. Measurements of herbicide desorption from the soil at intervals, during a laboratory incubation experiment, demonstrated an apparent increase in the strength of adsorption with time. When appropriate allowance was made for these changes in adsorption in the computer model, improved predictions of the vertical distribution of the herbicide residues were obtained.     

Effects of herbicide-fertiliser interactions on nitrogen and phosphorus transformations and herbicide persistence in soil

The effects of seven herbicides, alone or combined with a commercial compound fertiliser, on nitrogen and phosphorus transformations in soil, were investigated in the laboratory. No significant effect was observed without the fertiliser. When the fertiliser (N:P:K ratio 20:14:14) was applied (2 gkg^?1 of soil), asulam markedly reduced nitrification, while increasing the mineralisation of nitrogen; chloridazon, glyphosate, isoproturon and paraquat all prevented the reduction in available phosphate that occurred in the control soil in the first 2 weeks. The rates of degradation of dalapon and isoproturon were greatly reduced in fertilised soil. The importance of these results is discussed in the context of the requirements of registration authorities.     

Simulation of the persistence of atrazine, linuron and metolachlor in soil at different sites in the USA

The effects of soil temperature and soil moisture content on the rates of degradation of atrazine, linuron and metolachlor were measured in the laboratory in soil from different sites in the USA. Persistence of the herbicides was measured in the same soils in the field during the summers of 1978 and 1979. Weather records from the different sites for the periods of the field experiments were used in conjunction with appropriate constants derived from the laboratory data in a computer program to simulate persistence in the field. There was a general tendency for the model to overestimate the observed soil residues. For example, with atrazine, 40 of the 48 measured residues were lower than those predicted by the model; seven were more than 30% below and two were more than 50% below. With metolachlor, 16 of the 48 measured residues were more than 30% below those predicted and six were more than 50% below; almost identical results were obtained with linuron. When the model overestimated late-season residues by a large amount, the discrepancies between predicted and observed data were usually apparent from early in the experiment. Possible reasons for the discrepancies are discussed.     

The efficiency of herbicide incorporation into soil with different implements

The distribution of trifluralin in soil was measured following its incorporation with the rotavator, rotary power harrow, reciprocating harrow, spring-tined harrow, tandem disc cultivator and drag harrow. A single pass with the rotavator gave an even distribution In the top 5 cm of soil and similar results were obtained by cross cultivations with the rotary power harrow, reciprocating harrow, spring-tined harrow and disc cultivator. A single cultivation with the spring-tined harrow, reciprocating harrow and rotary power harrow left much of the herbicide close to the soil surface as did both a single and cross cultivation with the drag harrow. With the tandem discs, although a single pass did incorporate the herbicide, a cross cultivation was necessary to ensure that incorporation was even enough across the treated area. A single pass of the rotavator gave a uniform mixing throughout its working depth, whereas cross cultivations with each of the other implements gave a relatively uniform mixing to about half of their working depth.     

Trifluralin persistence under two different soil and climatic conditions

An investigation of the persistence of trifluralin was conducted as field experiments over a two year period at latitudes 60°N and 70°N respectively, paying special attention to the soil and climatic conditions. These experiments included glasshouse bioassays with Lolium multiflorum. gas-chromatographic residue analyses and qualitative and quantitative studies on soil bacteria. Special attention was devoted to clay minerals as well as to the soil organic matter. 100 g or 500 g of trifluralin a.i. ha^?1 were applied in the spring 1978 with a reapplication on half of the area the following spring (1979). The phytotoxicity of trifluralin appeared more severe on re-treated plots compared with single applications even at approximately equal residue levels. Trifluralin did not seem to have any real influence on the total number of soil bacteria. A qualitative change of the bacterial flora was however observed as a relative increase of non-sporeformers, Gram negatives and Actinomy-cetes and a relative depression of the Coryneform bacteria/Arthrobacter group. Even at a recommended dosage, a carry-over phytotoxicity the following year may occur, especially when the content of organic matter in the soil is low. Care should therefore be taken when using this herbicide on the same field in two successive years. The properties of the soil seemed to exert a greater influence than the climatic factors on the persistence of trifluralin.     

三唑酰草胺在不同类型土壤中的降解特性

为科学评价除草剂三唑酰草胺在土壤环境中的生态风险,采用室内模拟方法,研究了三唑酰草胺在吉林黑土、江西红土和安徽水稻土中的降解特性。结果表明:三唑酰草胺在土壤中的降解符合一级动力学方程。好氧条件下三唑酰草胺在3种土壤中的降解半衰期分别为86.5、106和91.4 d;厌氧条件下半衰期分别为106、130和127 d;水稻田厌氧条件下半衰期分别为162、219和188 d。研究表明,三唑酰草胺在水稻田厌氧条件下的降解速率明显慢于其他2种试验条件下。     

Degradation of the herbicide [14C]-diclofop-methyl in soil under different conditions

The degradation of the herbicide diclofop-methyl, ( ± )-methyl 2-[4-(2,4-dichloro-phenoxy)phenoxy]propionate, was investigated in two agricultural soils under aerobic and anaerobic conditions. Using two differently labelled forms of [¹⁴C]-diclofop-methyl the qualitative as well as the quantitative formation of extractable metabolites was followed for 64 days. The mineralisation of the uniformly labelled aromatic rings was pursued by monitoring the ¹⁴CO₂ generated for 25 weeks. As a first step of the degradation a very rapid hydrolysis of the ester bond was detected under all conditions. Diclofop, the corresponding substituted propionic acid formed, was extensively degraded under aerobic conditions, the final product being ¹⁴CO₂. As an intermediate, a compound later identified by GLC/MS to be 4-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)phenol, was found in the extracts. Furthermore, traces of six other unknown metabolites were detected. Under anaerobic conditions the degradation proceeded to a small extent. At most 3% of the applied radioactivity was accounted for by the degradation product 4-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)phenol. No other metabolite, including ¹⁴CO₂, was observed, implying lack of any further degradation.     

Processes affecting herbicide action in soil

The main processes which affect herbicide action in soil are considered to be the extent to which the herbicide is adsorbed by soil particles, the rate of absorption of the herbicide solution by plant roots and the rate at which the herbicide is lost from the soil by decomposition, evaporation or leaching. An attempt is made to show how these factors are interrelated and the possible use of mathematical models to optimise the performance of herbicides is briefly discussed.     

Degradation of the herbicide benzoylprop-ethyl in soil

The degradation of [¹⁴C] benzoyl prop ethyl (SUFFIX,^a ethyl N-benzoyl-N-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-2-aminopropionate) in four soils has been studied under laboratory conditions. The major degradation product of benzoylprop ethyl at up to 4 months after treatment was its corresponding carboxylic acid (II). On further storage this compound became firmly bound to soil before it underwent a slow debenzoylation process which led to the formation of a number of products including N-3,4-dichlorophenylalanine (IV), benzoic acid, 3,4-dichloroaniline (DCA), which was mainly present complexed with humic acids, and other polar products. Although these polar products were not identified, they were probably degradation products of DCA, since they were also formed when DCA was added to soil. No 3,3′,4,4′-tetrachloroazobenzene (TCAB) was detected in any of the soils at limits of detectability ranging from 0.01-0.001 parts/million. Since N-3,4-dichlorophenylalanine (IV) and 3,4-dichloroaniline were transient degradation products of benzoylprop ethyl, the metabolism in soil of radiolabelled samples of these compounds was also studied. In these laboratory experiments the persistence of the herbicide increased as the organic matter content of the soil increased and the time for depletion of half of the applied benzoylprop ethyl varied from 1 week in sandy loam and clay loam soils to 12 weeks in a peat soil.     

Degradation of the herbicide flamprop-methyl in soil

The degradation of the wild oat herbicide flamprop-methyl [methyl DL -N-benzoyl-N-(3-chloro-4-fluorophenyl)alaninate] in four soils has been studied under laboratory conditions using ¹⁴C-1abelled samples. The flamprop-methyl underwent degradation more rapidly than its analogue flamprop-isopropyl. However, similar degradation products were formed, namely the corresponding carboxylic acid and 3-chloro-4-fluoroaniline. The latter compound occurred mainly as ‘bound’ forms although evidence was obtained of limited ring-opening to give [¹⁴C]carbon dioxide. The time for depletion of 50% of the applied herbicide was approximately 1-2 weeks in sandy loam, clay and medium loam soils and 2-3 weeks in a peat soil.     

不同湿润比下滴灌土壤入渗特性模拟试验研究

为了研究滴头流量和设计湿润比对土壤水分运移规律及湿润体特性的影响,前期利用粘壤土进行试验研究,然后依据非饱和土壤水动力学理论和滴灌条件下土壤水分运移特征,建立了土壤水分运动模型,利用HYDRUS-3D对不同湿润比下滴灌土壤入渗模型进行求解。通过所建模型,对11个观测点的模拟结果与实测结果进行了对比,得出灌水结束时各观测点模拟与实测含水率的相对误差均小于10%,实测与模拟湿润比的相对误差为4.75%~11.78%。利用所建模型对不同情景下湿润体运移规律进行了模拟,获得了湿润体特征变化规律:滴头流量主要影响水平湿润锋的运移距离,而设计湿润比对垂直湿润锋运移距离的影响较大;滴头流量相同时,设计湿润比越大,湿润体内平均含水率越大,高含水区(含水率0.410 cm~3·cm~(-3))半径也越大;设计湿润比相同时,湿润体内含水率高于0.410 cm~3·cm~(-3)的湿润半径随流量增大而增大。     

荒漠草原不同植物群落夏季土壤呼吸特征研究

采用动态密闭气室分析法测定了荒漠草原不同植物群落土壤呼吸速率的日动态并分析了土壤呼吸对温度变化的响应。结果表明:沙蒿(Artemisia desertorum)群落、赖草(Leymus secalinus)群落、甘草(Glycyrrhi-za uralensis)群落和冰草(Agropyron crisatum)群落4种植物群落土壤呼吸速率日变化表现为不对称的单峰曲线形式。冰草群落、赖草群落与沙蒿群落之间土壤呼吸速率存在显著差异,而沙蒿群落和甘草群落则无显著差异。采用指数方程拟合各群落土壤呼吸速率与0-20cm平均土壤温度的关系均显著相关,但不同植物群落间土壤基础呼吸不一样,其值大小依次为:冰草群落>甘草群落>赖草群落>沙蒿群落。Q10值的变化范围为1.22-14.75,且随着土壤深度的增加而增大,其平均值大小依次为:沙蒿群落>赖草群落>甘草群落>冰草群落。     

高寒草甸不同类型草地土壤机械组成及肥力比较

研究了青藏高原高寒草甸不同类型草地土壤机械组成和土壤养分变化特征,并用相关分析探讨了土壤理化特征、土壤机械组成对不同草地类型群落物种组成、生物量变化的响应。结果表明:不同草地类型土壤机械组成分布大致是矮嵩草草甸:粉粒>细砂粒>粘粒>粗砂粒;高山嵩草草甸:细砂粒>粉粒>粘粒>粗砂粒;藏嵩草沼泽化草甸:细砂粒>粉粒>粘粒>粗砂粒;金露梅灌丛:粉粒>粘粒≥细砂粒>粗砂粒。矮嵩草草甸、高山嵩草草甸为粉砂质粘壤土,藏嵩草沼泽化草甸为壤土,金露梅灌丛为壤质粘土。矮嵩草草甸、高山嵩草草甸和金露梅灌丛土壤颗粒分布相对比较均匀(除藏嵩草沼泽化草甸外),主要集中在<0.5mm的范围内,土壤粘粒含量普遍大于20%。土壤全量养分和速效养分以及土壤物理特征均影响着高寒草甸不同草地类型土壤质量和土壤结构。土壤结构和养分状况是判断高寒草甸生态系统生态功能维持的关键指标之一。     

重庆市不同类型植烟土壤肥力状况研究

对重庆市不同类型植烟土壤取样217个（石灰岩土土样20个,黄壤土样133个,黄棕壤土样34个,紫色土土样18个,黑色石灰土土样12个）,研究不同类型植烟土壤肥力状况。经测定分析得出：重庆烟区土壤大多呈酸性,有机质含量较高,与农户施用有机肥有关。大量元素中全氮含量较高,速效氮含量适中;钙、镁、硫等中量元素和铁、锰、铜、钼、锌等微量元素含量丰富,较适合烤烟生长。根据分析结果提出了控氮,适当补磷和硼,增钾,普遍增氯禁硫的原则以改良土壤质量。     

Behavior and persistence in soil of benefin

The phytotoxicity of benefin, as assessed by sorghum on various soils and soil mixtures, was significantly correlated with the organic matter content but not with the clay or lime content of the soils. After 1 month of incubation no significant activity remained from 2 ppm benefin, and after 2 months only slight activity remained from 4 ppm. Benefin was less persistent than trifluralin and more persistent than nitralin.     

Behaviour and persistence of trifluralin in soil

The growth response of sorghum to trifluralin, on various soils and soil mixtures, was significantly correlated with organic matter (ranging from <0–1% to 20–4%) but not with clay content (ranging from 3% to 63%). However, in soils with a similar, low organic matter content, the activity of trifluralin increased with increasing clay content. No correlation was found between phytotoxicity of trifluralin and lime content of soils. The persistence of trifluralin incorporated in soil was examined by repeated reseedings of sorghum. Phytotoxicity lasted longer in soil dried and mixed at each interval between seedings than in soil left undisturbed; after 2 months about 50% of the original 4 ppm trifluralin remained in undisturbed soil vs 60 % in repeatedly mixed soil. The rate of degradation, after 2 months of incubation at 50% field capacity, increased with temperatures from 10°to40° the concentration of trifluralin required for a given growth reduction was approximately eight times greater after incubation at 40° than at 10°C. Comportement et persistattce de la trifluraline dans le sol Les effets de Ia trifluraline sur la croissance du sorgho cultivé dans divers sols ou mélanges de sol se sont révlés être en corrélation significative avec la matiere organique (entre < 0,1 % et 20,4 %) mais pas avec la teneur en argile (de 3 % A 63 %). Toutefois dans les sols contenant un taux analogue et faible de matiére organique, l'activité de la trifluraline s'est accrue en même temps que Ia leneur en argile. Aucune corrélation n'a été constatée entre la phytotoxicité de la trifluraline et la teneur en calcaire des sols. La persistance de la trifluraline incorporée dans le sol a été examinée au moyen de ressemis répétés de sorgho. La phytotoxicité dura plus longtemps dans le sol séché et remuéà chaque intervalle entre les semis que dans le sol non travaillé; au bout de 2 mois, 50% environ des 4 ppm de trifluraline apportés à. I'origine restaient dans le sol non remué contre 60% dans le sol plusieurs fois remué. Le taux de degradation, aprés deux mois d'inciibation à 50% de la capacityé au champ, augmenta avec la température de 10°à 40°C; la concentration de trifturaline nécessaire pour obtenir une réduction de croissance donnée fut approximativement huit fois plus grande aprés incubation. à 40° qu'aprés incubation à 10°C. Verhalten und Perststenz von Trifluralin im Boden Die Wachstumsreaktion von Hirse gegenubcr Trifluralin in verschiedenen Böden und Bodenmischungen war signifikant mit dem Gehalt an organischer Substanz (<0–1 %–20–4%) korreliert, nicht aber mit dem Tongehalt (von 3%-63%). Jedoch nahm in Böden mit annähernd gleich niedrigen Gehalten an organischer Substanz die Wirksamkeit von Trifluralin mit steigendeni Tongehalt zu. Zwischen der Phytotoxizität von Trifluralin und dem Kalkgehalt der Böden wurde keine Korrelation gefunden. Die Persistenz von in den Boden eingearbeitetem Trifluralin wurde durch wiederholte Einsaat von Hirse untersucht. Die Phytotoxizität dauerte im Boden, der jeweils zwischen den Einsaaten getrocknet und gemischt worden war, langer an als im nicht derartig behandelten Boden. Nach 2 Monaten waren im letzteren Boden ungefähr 50% der ursprüinglichen 4 ppm Trifluralin verblicben gegenüber 60% im wiederholt durchmischten Boden. Nach 2 Monatlen Inkubation bei 50% Feldkapazität stieg die Abbaurate, wenn die Temperatur von 10° auf 40°C stieg; die für eine gegebene Wachstumsreduktion benötigte Trifluralinkonzentration war bei 40° annShernd achtfach grösser als bei 10°C.