Zum Einfluß organischer Bodenbedeckung auf den lateralen Transport von Isoproturon auf der Bodenoberfläche

On the Effect of Organic Surface Cover on Lateral Transport of Isoproturon on Soil Surface The losses of the herbicide isoproturon with the surface runoff and the sediment loss have been measured by means of rainfall simulations on microplots (0.5 × 1 m²) with different mulch materials and increasing soil cover percentages (wheat straw vs. rape leafs). Soil cover by straw showed no significant effect on the runoff discharge, but the total loss of isoproturon increased between 22 and 37%. Soil cover by rape leafs diminished the runoff by between 13 and 61%, the reduction of isoproturon loss was in the same range. It was shown, that the different influences of different mulch materials on runoff and soil loss can lead to different pesticide losses. Therefore, the only giving of “mulch” without specification does not describe such experiments sufficiently.