Effect of trickle irrigation on soil-applied herbicides*

The effect of trickle irrigation on the activity, leaching and distribution in the soil of herbicides, was studied in a model specially constructed for simulating trickle irrigation in the field, and also under field conditions. The pattern of movement of a soil-applied herbicide in the soil under trickle irrigation paralleled, to some extent, that of the trickle water itself, but total herbicide movement was less than that of the water. Both water and herbicide distribution in the soil formed the shape of a hemisphere or cone under the trickle nozzle, the exact shape of which was determined by the soil characteristics (a narrow cone in a light soil and a wide cone in a heavy soil); cone size was determined by the amount of trickle water. Bioassays with susceptible test plants showed that effective weed control could be expected with either simazine or GS-14259 (2-t-butylamino-4-ethylamino-6-methoxy-s-triazine =‘Caragard') only in the areas wetted by the trickle nozzle. The results showed that the pattern of distribution in the soil of simazine and GS-14259 was similar, but there were quantitative differences in their final spread.     

Catalytic effect of dissolved humic acids on the chemical degradation of phenylurea herbicides

BACKGROUND: Although biodegradation seems to be the main cause of herbicide degradation, abiotic degradation can also be important for chemicals such as phenylureas, which are subject to catalysed soil reactions. The aim of this work is to investigate the effect of dissolved humic acids (HAs), normally present in natural waters, on the hydrolysis of phenylurea herbicides, and it presents a kinetic model that takes into account the role of adsorption. RESULTS: The linearity of the adsorption isotherms indicates that phenylurea-humic acid interaction can be considered in terms of a repartition-like equilibrium of phenylurea between water and HAs. Kinetic experiments show that the degradation rates of phenylureas increase with HA concentration. CONCLUSION: The kinetic equation adopted adequately describes the experimental data trend, allowing the evaluation of the catalytic effect of HAs on the chemical degradation of phenylureas. Carboxyl groups of HAs seem to play a leading role in the catalysis. The kinetic equation derived in this work could be helpful in predicting the persistence of phenylureas and of related compounds in natural water.     

The influence of additives on the penetration of foliar applied growth regulator herbicides

The possibilities are demonstrated of increasing the activity of foliar applied growth regulator herbicides by mixing them with chemicals which injure the cuticle or epidermis. S, S, S-Tributyl phosphorotrithioate (“DEF”) increases the effects of picloram, 2,4,5-T and mecoprop salts on four woody species, privet (Ligustrum ovalifolium Hassk.), poplar (× Populus gelrica Ait.), bluegum (Eucalyptus globulus Labill.) and guava (Psidium guajava L.). Mixtures with esters of the herbicides are not synergistic and often antagonistic. DEF, tributyl phosphorotrithioite, a number of alkyl and aryl phosphates and phosphites and potassium ethyl xanthate enhance the phytotoxicity of picloram solution on dwarf bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.). Mixtures of picloram with tributyl phosphorotrithioite, tributyl phosphate, mixed acid butyl phosphates, trimethyl phosphate and mixed isomers of tritolyl phosphate are synergistic when applied to guava foliage. Tributyl phosphate and mixed acid butyl phosphates interact similarly with picloram on privet and tributyl phosphate increases the effects of foliar applied mecoprop salt on guava. The mode of action of the additives is not fully understood but there is evidence that DEF facilitates the entry of water soluble growth regulator herbicides into leaves and has little effect on the rate at which the herbicides move through the plant. Tributyl phosphate and mixed acid butyl phosphates are suggested for practical use in herbicide formulations to control woody plants, as they are relatively cheap and non-toxic.     

Less hazardous alternative herbicides to control weeds in immature oil palm

In 2002, the Malaysian government had banned the use of the hazardous herbicide, paraquat. Most growers perceive that paraquat is the most effective herbicide and provides the fastest mode of action to control weeds. An experiment was conducted at MAB Agriculture-Horticulture, Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia, from February 2004 to February 2005 to evaluate the efficacy and ability of the less hazardous herbicides, glufosinate ammonium and glyphosate, as an alternative to the hazardous herbicide, paraquat, in controlling weeds in immature oil palm (<3 years old). The results showed that paraquat needed high rates, 600 and 800 g ha⁻¹, to control weeds effectively. However, lower rates of glufosinate ammonium (200 g ha⁻¹) and glyphosate (400 g ha⁻¹) gave excellent weed control. The results showed that the efficacy of glufosinate ammonium and glyphosate were much better than paraquat. The results also showed that, with no direct contact with the plants, paraquat, glufosinate ammonium, and glyphosate had no adverse effect on the vegetative and generative growth of oil palm in this study. These results proved that the less hazardous herbicides, glufosinate ammonium and glyphosate, could be used as an alternative to paraquat to control weeds in immature oil palm.     

Effects of herbicides or mowing on musk thistle seed production*

Mowing musk thistle (Carduus nutans L.) within 2 days of the first terminal heads in a plant population showing anthesis eliminated the production of germinable seed from all mowed stalks. Mowing later than 4 days after anthesis led to significant amounts of germinable seed being produced. Regrowth, which produced viable seed, usually occurred from plants mowed before first terminal heads began anthesis. A single mowing usually did not give satisfactory control due to wide differences in the maturity of plants in a natural population. When the terminal heads had reached late bud or more mature stages, 2,4-D ester [isoocyt] ester of (2,4-dichlorophenoxy) acetic acid] at M kg/ha or 2–2 kg/ha did not provide satisfactory control. In general, the most effective herbicide treatments tested at all three stages of maturity were dicamba (3,6-dichloro-o-anisic acid) at 056 kg/ha plus 2,4-D amine (dimethyl amine salt) at M kg/ha, 2,4-D ester at 4–4 kg/ha, or dicamba at 0–56 kg/ha. Inconsistent control of musk thistle results from variability within naturally occurring populations. Uneven development of stands as well as variation among plants are suggested as possible causes.     

Influence of pre-emergence herbicides on root development of Agrostis stolonifera sod*

Agrostis stolonifera Huds cv.‘Penncross’ and cv.‘Cohansey’(bentgrass) were maintained as a golf-course putting green. Five herbicides were evaluated at normal (1 x) and three times normal (3 x) rates for Digitaria sanguinalis (L.) Scop (Crabgrass) control and influence on root development of sod. The herbicides were applied once (April), twice (April and August) and three times (April, June and August) annually. After application of 3 × rates, benfluralin (N-butyl-N-ethyl-2,6, dinitro-4-triflouromethylaniline) and chlorthal-dimethyl (2,3,5,6-tetrachloroterephthalic acid dimethyl ester) caused injury on both A. stolonifera cultivars. Shoot injury remained with repeated benfluralin treatments; however, injury was no longer apparent after the first application of chlorthal-dimethyl. Terbucarb (2,6-di-t-butyl-p-tolyl N-methylcarbamate) completely killed both cultivars during the second year of the study. Bensulide (N-[2-(0,0-di-isopropyldithiophosphoryl)ethyl]benzene sulphonamide) and siduron (N-(2-methylcyclohexyl)-N-phenylurea) did not influence shoot growth of either A. stolonifera cultivars. Chlorthaldimethyl, bensulide and siduron allowed excelent sod rooting in both cultivars. The 3 × rate of the three herbicides did affect rooting of ‘Cohansey’ cultivar during the second year of the study, as did the 1 × rate of benfluralin. The benfluralin injury did not persist from one treatment time to the next, even at 3 × rates. Terbucarb restricted root growth for the entire year. Bensulide and siduron provided acceptable D. sanguinalis control and acceptable A. stolonifera tolerance under golf-course green management and re-establishment with turf.     

Rapid chlorophyll fluorescence technique for the study of penetration of photosynthetically active herbicides into leaf tissue

A rapid and sensitive technique, involving analysis of chlorophyll a fluorescence induction kinetics, for the study of the penetration of photosynthetically active herbicides into leaves is described. A range of chlorophyll fluorescence parameters are examined for wheat leaves treated with diuron in order to determine the most appropriate parameter to use in herbicide penetration studies. The usefulness of the technique is demonstrated by examination of the effect of a range of commercially available additives on diuron penetration in wheat leaves.     

Effect of four herbicides and two oils on leaf-cell membrane permeability*†

Leakage of electrolytes from leaf discs of treated Phaseolus Vulgaris L. plants was the main criterion used to study the effect of several chemicals on the permeability of leaf-cell membranes. Paraquat, diquat, dinoseb and oxyfluorfen (2-chloro-1-(3-ethoxy-4-nitrophenoxy)-4-(Trifluoromethyl) benzene) increased leaf-cell membrane permeability after exposure for 12 h or less. An‘aromatic’oil caused a large increase in permeability at 2–5 min after treatment. Increases in electrolyte release were also correlated with release of soluble amino acids from the leaf discs but the former method was the more sensitive. Increase in cell membrane permeability was always associated with injury symptoms such as appearance of necrotic areas in leaves. Chlorpropham, linuron, sodium azide, glyphosate and 2,4-D at 10^?3M, as well as 1% X-77 surfactant and a non-phytotoxic isoparaffinic oil did not alter leaf-cell permeability at 12 h after treatment. Light was necessary for paraquat and oxyfluorfen to alter leaf cell permeability. Paraquat and oxyfluorfen caused a greater increase in leaf-cell permeability of a soybean mutant with yellow leaves as compared with the normal green leaves. With oxyfluorfen this difference in permeability was greater than with paraquat, and was associated with the appearance of severe necrotic injury symptoms in the yellow mutant; paraquat caused no injury symptoms.     

甲酯化植物油助剂对除草剂的药效增强作用

为明确不同甲酯化植物油助剂对除草剂活性的影响,采用温室盆栽法测定了甲酯化油菜籽油、棉籽油、花生油、玉米油、大豆油、葵花籽油、亚麻籽油和蓖麻油8种甲酯化植物油助剂对磺草酮、莠去津、烟嘧磺隆和精喹禾灵4种常用茎叶处理除草剂防除稗草、反枝苋的影响.结果表明,8种助剂对供试4种除草剂均有不同程度的药效增强作用,其中对磺草酮和莠去津的药效增强幅度大于对烟嘧磺隆和精喹禾灵的药效增强作用,前者为30%～70%,后者则小于20%.相对而言,在供试8种助剂中,以甲酯化油菜籽油、棉籽油和花生油助剂对除草剂的药效增强效果较好,甲酯化玉米油、大豆油和葵花籽油助剂次之,而甲酯化亚麻籽油和蓖麻油助剂对除草剂的药效增强效果较差.     

Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers. control with foliar-applied herbicides in conventional and no-tillage soyabeans*

Separate field experiments were conducted to evaluate Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers. (johnson-grass) control with foliar-applied herbicides in soyabeans (Glycine max (L.) Merr. cv. Williams) grown in tilled (mould board plough) or no-tillage fields. Fluazifop-butyl, sethoxydim, CGA-82725 and mefluidide were applied post-emergence to 45-cm high S. halepense and glyphosate was applied with a wick bar to 90-cm high S. halepense in the conventional and no-tillage studies. HOE-00581 {ethyl 2-[4-[(6-chloro-2-benzoazolyl)oxyl]-phenoxy]propanoate} was applied to 45-cm high S. halepense only in the no-tillage studies. Fluazifop-butyl, sethoxydim, CGA-82725, HOE-00581 (no-tillage only) and glyphosate provided good control of S. halepense in conventional and no-tillage soyabeans and generally increased soyabean yields compared to weedy controls, when low precipitation was not limiting yields. Mefluidide at 0.3 kg ai ha^?1 provided the least S. halepense control in the conventional and no-tillage studies. The studies were not designed to compare S. halepense control in the two tillage systems; however, these data show that tillage to disrupt S. halepense rhizomes was not required to obtain good control of S. halepense with foliar applications of fluazifop-butyl, sethoxydim, CGA-82725, HOE-00581 and glyphosate. La lutte contre Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers. utilisant des herbicides foliaires dans le soja en culture classique et en non-culture Plusieurs essais ont été installés sur le terrain dans le but d'évaluer des herbicides foliaires pour la destruction de Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers. dans le soja (Glycine max (L.) Merr. var. Williams) cultivé en terre labourée et en non-culture. Le fluazifop-butyle, le séthoxydime, le CGA-82725 et le méfluidide ont été appliqués en postlevée sur S. halepense haut de 45 cm et le glyphosate a été appliqué sur S. halepense haut de 90 cm, utilisant un frotteur, dans les deux sytèmes de culture. HOE-00581 (éthyle 2-[4-[(6-chloro-2-benzoazolyl)oxyl]phénoxy]propanoate) a été appliqué sur S. halepense haut de 45 cm uniquement dans les systèmes de·non-culture. Le fluazifop-butyle, le séthoxydime, le CGA-82725, le HOE-00581 et le glyphosate ont bien maitriséS. halepense dans les deux systèmes de culture du soja, tout en augmentant les rendements de soja par rapport au témoin enherbé, là où une précipitation insuffisante n'est pas intervenue. Le méfluidide à 0,3 kg ai ha^?1 a donné la plus faible destruction de S. halepense en culture classique et en non-culture. Une comparaison de la destruction de S. halepense dans les deux systèmes de culture n'était pas le but principal de ces travaux; cependant ces données font voir qu'un labourage pour briser les rhizomes de S. halepense n'est pas de rigueur pour obtenir une bonne maîtrise de l'adventice par des applications foliaires de fluazifop-butyle, séthoxydime, CGA-82725, HOE-00581 et glyphosate. Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers. Bekämpfung mit blattwirksamen Herbiziden in Soyakulturen mit und ohne Bodenbearbeitung Es wurden separate Feldversuche zur Bekämpfung von Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers. mit blattwirksamen Herbiziden in Soyakulturen (Glycinemax (L.) Merr. cv. Williams), ohne und mit Bodenbearbeitung (Mouldboard Pflug), ausgeführt. Fluazifop-Butyl, Sethoxydim, CGA-82725 und Mefluidid wurden postemergent auf 45 cm hohe und Glyphosat mit einem Docht-Streichgerät (wick bar) auf 90 cm hohe S. halepense appliziert; diese Produkte kamen in den Feldern mit und ohne Bodenbearbeitung zur Anwendung. HOE-00581 {Aethyl 2-[4-[(6-chlor-2-benzoazolyl)oxyl]phenoxy]propanoat} wurde nur auf den Parzellen ohne Bodenbearbeitung auf 45 cm hohe S. halepense appliziert. Fluazifop-Butyl, Sethoxydim, CGA-82725, HOE-00581 (Ohne Bodenbearbeitung) und Glyphosat erzielten in bearbeiteten und unbearbeiteten Feldern eine gute Bekämpfung von S. halepense und bewirkten im allgemeinen eine Erhöhung der Ernteerträge, sofern nicht geringe Niederschläge als limitierender Faktor auftraten. Mefluidid (0,3 kg ai ha^?1) ergab die geringste Wirkung in bearbeiteten und unbearbeiteten Feldern. Diese Versuche waren nicht geplant um den Erfolg der S. halepense Bekämpfung unter den zwei Anbaubedingungen (mit resp. ohne Bodenbearbeitung) miteinander zu vergleichen; immerhin zeigen die Ergebnisse, dass eine Bodenbearbeitung zur Zerkleinerung der S. halepense-Rhizome nicht notwendig ist, um gute Effekte mit Fluazifop-Butyl, Sethoydim, CGA-82725, HOE-00581 und Glyphosat zuerzielen.     

Effects of repeated applications of ten soil-active herbicides on weed population,residue accumulation and nitrification*

Ten herbicides, bromacil, chlorthal-dimethyl, diphenamid, diuron, fluometuron, neburon, prometryne, pyrazon, simazine and trifluralin at two doses were repeatedly sprayed, in autumn and in spring, for 4 consecutive years on non-cultivated, sprinkler-irrigated field plots. Herbicidal effect was assessed at 1–2 month intervals on the natural weed population and after each observation a paraquat + diquat spray destroyed emerged weeds. The response of various weed species to herbicides varied markedly but a herbicide-induced shift in the composition of weed population did not occur, presumably because of the paraquat treatment. The overall phytotoxicity to weeds present was, in decreasing order: diuron, bromacil, simazine, trifluralin, prometryne, neburon, fluometuron, pyrazon, diphenamid, chlorthal-dimethyl. Persistence of herbicides was in decreasing order: diuron = bromacil, simazine, neburon (at higher rate), fluometuron, trifluralin, prometryne. Control produced by pyrazon improved with the number of applications, but that of diphenamid and chlorthal-dimethyl remained weak and short. After repeated applications, the activity of these herbicides increased or remained at similar level, but in no case decreased. Soil samples were taken 5 months after each application and bioassayed. Phytotoxic residues were detected beneath the disturbed top-soil from bromacil, diuron, fluometuron and simazine after the first application, and from neburon after the second application; residues from trifluralin were found in the top soil only after the fifth application. After the seventh spraying, residues of bromacil were found in the 45–60-cm soil layer. Ammonia content in soil samples taken from treated plots after the fourth, sixth and seventh application was generally similar to the untreated control. In these samples, nitrate content appeared to be correlated negatively with remaining weed number; the control thus contained less nitrate than efficient herbicidal treatments. Soil samples taken after the seventh application of bromacil, diuron, fluometuron, neburon and simazine, which contained appreciable residual concentrations, did not show significant differences from control, in an in vitro nitrification test.     

Effect of soil placement on the activity of herbicides on Cyperus rotundus L. *

The effect of herbicide placemem in the soil on control of Cyperus rotundus L. was studied in the greenhouse with EPTC, alaehlor, norfiurazon, perlluidone, napropamide, trifluralin, and naptalam, EPTC was the mosl active herbicide, increasing the number of sprouts per tuber but inhibitmg bud development at an early stage of growth. The effect was greatest when EPTC was incorporated with the soil around the tubers. The effects of alaehlor were similar, but higher doses were required. Another active herbicide, norfiurazon, was taken up by the roots but its effect was to produce small, chlorotic leaves, Perfluidone was mosl effective when incorporated into the soil around the tubers or when placed in a layer 1 cm above them. Very little effect of napropamide trifluralin and naptalam was observed. In studies of growth and deveiopmenl with different planting depths, C. rotumtus produced basal bulbs, roots and most of its early reproductive parts in a layer of soil 1–3 cm from the surface, irrespective of the depth at which the tubers were planted. Shoots etncrged from 35 im deep but not from 50 cm.     

杀虫剂和除草剂的植物修复研究进展

随着农药施用量的增加,农药污染土壤给生态环境造成了极大的危害,并引起了人们的普遍关注。传统的修复方法因其价格昂贵而不能普遍采用,植物修复是近年来兴起的一种利用植物积累、吸收、降解等去除土壤、水和沉积物中污染物的新方法。本文主要介绍了植物修复的机制和方式,对近年来杀虫剂和除草剂的植物修复研究进展进行综述,指出了植物修复的不足和今后的发展方向。     

Cross-resistance pattern and alternative herbicides for Cyperus difformis resistant to sulfonylurea herbicides in Korea

A Cyperus difformis L accession from Chonnam province, Korea was tested for resistance to the sulfonylurea herbicide, imazosulfuron. The accession was confirmed to be resistant (R) and was cross-resistant to other sulfonylurea herbicides, bensulfuron-methyl, cyclosulfamuron and pyrazosulfuron-ethyl, the pyrimidinyl thiobenzoate herbicide, bispyribac-sodium, and the imidazolinone herbicide imazapyr, but not to imazaquin. Multiple resistance was tested using twelve herbicides with target sites other than acetolactate synthase (ALS). The R biotype could be controlled by other herbicides with different modes of action such as butachlor, carfentrazone-ethyl, clomeprop, dithiopyr, esprocarb, mefenacet, oxadiazon, pretilachlor, pyrazolate and thiobencarb, applied to soil at recommended rates. Several sulfonylurea herbicide-based mixtures can control both the R and S biotypes of C difformis, except sulfonylurea plus dimepiperate, molinate or pyriftalid, and pyrazolate plus butachlor. Although mixtures of sulfonylurea herbicides might be more effective, they should be avoided and used only in special cases. In terms of in vitro ALS activity, the R biotype was 1139-, 3583-, 1482-, 416-, 5- and 9-fold more resistant to bensulfuron-methyl, cyclosulfamuron, imazosulfuron, pyrazosulfuron-ethyl, bispyribac-sodium and imazapyr, respectively, than the S biotype. The in vivo ALS activity of the R biotype was also less affected by the sulfonylurea herbicides, imazosulfuron and pyrazosulfuron-ethyl, than the S biotype. Results of in vitro and in vivo ALS assays indicated that the resistance mechanism of C difformis to ALS inhibitor herbicides was primarily due to an alteration in the target enzyme, ALS. Greenhouse experiments showed delayed flowering and reduced seed production of the R biotype, which could possibly result in reduced fitness. This unusual observation needs to be confirmed in field situations.     

Effect of herbicides alachlor,metolachlor and oryzalin on soybean (Glycine max) leaf nitrate reductase activity*

Experiments were conducted in the field, greenhouse, and with leaf disks in test tubes to determine whether the herbicides alachlor, metolachlor, and oryzalin, commonly used for weed control in soybeans [Glycine max (L) Mer.] affect in vivo nitrate reductase activity. Plants in the field, growing in soil treated at the recommended rates were sampled at 30 and 60 days after planting. Plants grown in the greenhouse in pots non-treated and treated at the recommended area rates and at 1/2 and 3/2 times these rates were sampled at 20 and 40 days for chemical assay. In addition plants were grown in the greenhouse and sampled at 30 days for chemical assay after direct addition of the herbicide dilutions to the reagent solutions. No differences, statistically significant according to Duncan's test at the 5% level were revealed between controls and any treatment.     

Metabolism and selectivity of rice herbicides in plants

Chemical weed control with effective and highly active herbicides has been very useful and convenient means. It has contributed to stable crop production and is labor saving. Recent herbicides have had characteristics such as high effectiveness without causing environmental pollution or harmful effects, and appropriate herbicides having high activity, low toxicity, high selectivity and being non-persistent have been developed. The metabolism of rice herbicides used mainly in Japan, such as sulfonylurea, chloroacetamide, acylamide, urea, thiocarbamate, pyrazole, triazine, diphenyl ether, phthalimide, phenoxy, aryloxyphenoxypropionate, etc., is reviewed, and its involvement in selectivity is also discussed. The metabolism of herbicides is closely related to their activity and selectivity. Differential herbicide metabolism in plants is a contributing factor of selectivity between crops and weeds. Chemicals that are more detoxified in crops and/or more activated or less detoxified in weeds are considered as being effective and selective herbicides. The metabolism of various types of rice herbicides includes: oxidative reaction (ring and chain hydroxylation, O - and N -dealkylation), hydrolysis and subsequent glucose conjugation, and glutathione conjugation in rice. These detoxicative activities are much higher in rice than weeds in paddies, and this leads to the selectivity of herbicides. Enzymes, oxidase, P-450 mono-oxygenase, esterase, acylamidase, glucosyl transferase, glutathione transferase, etc., play important roles in herbicide metabolism and selectivity.     

Split application of herbicides in peas

The efficacy of split application of herbicides in peas compared to a single treatment with the same total dosage was investigated in field trials. The results of four efficacy trials and two tolerance trials, employing some of the commonly used tank mixtures of herbicides, are described. The tank mixtures consisted of cyanazine or pendimethalin in mixture with bentazone, bentazone/MCPA, MCPB or MCPA. Split application enhanced the weed control compared to the efficacy of a single application at the same total dosage. The improved weed control was considered to be mainly due to the fact that sequential use makes it possible to target a larger proportion of the weeds at the sensitive cotyledon stage than is possible with a single application, which must be delayed until the majority of the weeds have emerged. The use of split application increased the reliability of the weed control, as the efficacy remained high if just one of the treatments was carried out at a favourable time for the efficacy of the tank mixture. The tolerance trials showed that, when a single application treatment at the optimal time for efficacy was compared to split application, then there was a tendency for there to be a higher yield after the split application treatment, caused by greater crop damage after the single-dose application. Applications fractionnees d'herbicides en cultures de pois L'efficacité d'une application fractionnée d'herbicides en cultures de pois a étéétudiée en essais de plein champ, en comparaison d'une application simple apportant la même dose totale. Les résultats obtenus dans 4 essais d'efficacité et 2 de sélectivité, avec quelques uns des mélanges d'herbicides communément pratiqués sont décrits. Les mélanges étaient à base de cyanazine ou de pendimethaline avec de la bentazone, de la bentazone/MCPA, du MCPB ou du MCPA. Les applications fractionnées ont augmenté l'efficacité herbicide en comparaison d'une simple application à la même dose globale. L'amélioration de l'activité herbicide est supposée être due par le fait qu'une utilisation séquentielle fait qu'il est possible d'atteindre une plus grande proportion de mauvaises herbes au stade cotylédonnaire sensible, que celle qu'il est possible d'atteindre avec une application unique qui doit attendre que la majorité des adventices soit levée. L'utilisation des applications fractionnées a augmenté la régularité du desherbage attendu que l'efficacité est demeurée élevée quand seulement un des traitements avait été appliqué au moment favorable pour l'efficacité du mélange. Les essais de sélectivité ont montré que pour une simple application appliquée au moment optimal pour l'efficacité comparée à une application fractionnée on avait tendance à avoir un rendement moins élevé, ceci étant liéà une phytotoxicité plus grande liée aux simples applications. Geteilte Anwendungen von Herbiziden in Erbsen Die Wirkung geteilter Anwendungen von Herbiziden in Erbsen wurden im Freiland im Vergleich zu Einzel-Behandlungen mit derselben Gesamtdosis untersucht. Die Ergebnisse von 4 Wirkungs- und 2 Toleranzversuchen mit einigen häufig vorgenommenen Tankmischungen werden beschrieben. Die Tankmischungen bestanden aus Cyanazin und Pendimethalin in Mischung mit Bentazon, Bentazon/MCPA, MCPB oder MCPA. Die geteilte Anwendung verstärkte die Unkrautbekämpfung. Diese Verbesserung war vermutlich vorrangig darauf zurückzuführen, daß man mit den aufeinander folgenden Teilanwendungen einen größeren Teil der Unkräuter im empfindlichen Keimblattstadium trifft, im Gegensatz zur Einzel-Behandlung, bei der man die Hauptkeimwelle der Unkräuter abwarten muß. Durch geteilte Anwendungen wurde die Unkrautbekämpfung verläßlicher, weil die Wirkung auch dann groß blieb, wenn nur eine der Behandlungen zu einem günstigen Zeitpunkt stattfand. Im Toleranzversuch erwies sich das Verfahren der Teilanwendungen verträglicher und tendierte zu höheren Erträgen, denn bei den Einzel-Behandlungen zum Zeitpunkt optimaler Wirkung traten größere Schäden an den Kulturpflanzen auf.     

Persistence and metabolism of dinitroaniline herbicides in soils

The persistence, binding, and metabolism of six dinitroaniline herbicides, including trifluralin, profluralin, dinitramine, butralin, fluchloralin, and chlornidine, added to Matapeake silt loam were determined after 3, 5, and 7 months. Dinitramine was rapidly degraded during the first 5 months, while butralin and chlornidine were less persistent than fluchloralin, profluralin, and trifluralin after 7 months. The latter three herbicides were similar in persistence and binding properties. The parent herbicide was the major extractable product detected in soil at each sampling time. Degradation products were identified by cochromatography on thin-layer plates, retention times on gas-liquid and high-pressure liquid chromatography, and mass spectral analysis. Dealkylated and cyclic derivatives of the parent herbicide were detected as metabolites. The cyclic products included benzimidazole derivatives of dinitramine, trifluralin, and fluchloralin; a morpholine derivative of chlornidine; and a quinoxaline derivative of fluchloralin. A unique metabolite of butralin was derived from the parent material by the loss of one nitro substituent.     

玉米田除草剂筛选试验

80%烟嘧磺隆WP、25%砜嘧磺隆DF、15%甲基磺草酮SC、10%硝磺草酮SC、10%硝磺草酮SC+80%烟嘧磺隆WP混用对马唐等禾本科杂草及凹头苋、酢浆草等阔叶杂草防效优良。除70.5%哈利WG、42.5%氯氟比氧乙酸+2甲4氯EC观察到玉米根部有联合成板根的药害症状外,其余试验药剂未见对玉米有明显药害现象。     

苏门白酒草对草甘膦等除草剂的多抗性检测及防治药剂筛选

苏门白酒草Conyza sumatrensis是中国华南地区常见的阔叶杂草,在果园和非耕地常造成严重危害。本研究采用整株剂量反应法,明确了采自广东省广州市的苏门白酒草疑似抗性种群 (GZ-R) 对草甘膦、百草枯和敌草快的抗性水平,比对了GZ-R种群和采自广东省清远市的敏感对照种群 (QY-S) 的草甘膦靶标酶基因EPSPS2片段的差异,并测定了灭草松、氯氟吡氧乙酸等5种茎叶处理剂对不同叶龄苏门白酒草的室内防除效果。结果表明:GZ-R种群对草甘膦和百草枯分别产生了中等水平和高水平抗性,并已对敌草快产生交互抗性,3种药剂对GZ-R种群的LD₅₀值分别是对QY-S种群LD₅₀值的7.2、72.3和6.6倍;与QY-S种群相比,GZ-R种群的EPSPS2基因106位由脯氨酸突变为苏氨酸。在灭草松、氯氟吡氧乙酸或2甲4氯钠推荐剂量下,于4~5叶期施药,苏门白酒草死亡率均为100%,但于6~7叶期和10~12叶期施药,苏门白酒草死亡率显著下降至44.4%~91.7%;而在草铵膦或苯嘧磺草胺推荐剂量下,不同叶龄期施药苏门白酒草的死亡率均为100%,因此在植株生长早期可使用草铵膦和苯嘧磺草胺防除已对草甘膦和百草枯等除草剂产生抗性的苏门白酒草。