EPIC (S-ethyl dipropylthiocarbamate) is a selective herbicide
which controls some annual grasses, annual broadleaves, and perennial
grasses when incorporated into the soil before planting. In the last
few years, reports have been received of certain fields in the
Willamette Valley of Oregon in which EPIC was no longer effective.
Preliminary...
Norbak, Dacagin, and Vistik, when mixed with a spray solution,
each have the unique property of increasing the viscosity of
that solution. This property has been used commercially for the
reduction of spray drift.
Studies were made of the drift control adjuvants to determine
the following: (1) the effect of...
Studies were conducted in 1969 and 1970 to evaluate the
effectiveness of an experimental herbicide, SD 30053 (alanine,
N-benzoyl-N-(3, 4-dichlorophenyl)-, ethyl ester), for wild oat
(Avena fatua L.) control in winter cereals.
The 1969 field studies showed that postemergence applications
of SD 30053 were effective in controlling wild oats. Wild...
A series of experiments were conducted from 1983 to 1985 to
determine the effects of dinoseb [2-(1-methylpropyl)-4,6-dinitrophenol]
on winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L. em Thell) yields. Field trials
on dinoseb timing and dinoseb plus supplemental pesticides were
established in an effort to elucidate the possible factors involved in
the yield...
Glyphosate (N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine) is an effective
foliar-applied herbicide with broad-spectrum activity. Greenhouse
and laboratory experiments were conducted to determine the
importance of soil moisture, autoclaved soil, soil type, sphagnum
peat, soil pH, added phosphorus, and plant residues on crop
establishment and growth when glyphosate was applied before
emergence of the crop....
Investigations were made in the field, greenhouse, growth
chamber, and laboratory to: (a) observe the general activity of N-
(phosphonomethyl)glycine (glyphosate); (b) determine the extent of its
interaction with certain s-triazine herbicides; and (c) find an explanation
for such an interaction.
Greenhouse and growth chamber studies substantiated other
observations that...
Previous research has shown that specific carotenoid pigments
function through oxidation-reduction reactions to protect chlorophyll
from photooxidation in the presence of reduced nicotinamide adenine
dinucleotide phosphate (NADP). The hypothesis that diuron (3-(3, 4-
d chloropheny1)-1, 1-dimethylurea) initiates phytotoxicity by inhibition
of NADPH synthesis was examined. All experiments were conducted
in...
Previous studies have shown loss of ethofumesate activity when
the herbicide was applied to dry soil (2% w/w moisture content) in
both field and greenhouse studies, even when rainfall or irrigation
was received within a few days. Laboratory studies were conducted to
determine the mechanism for this activity loss. Dry...
Previous field research with terbacil (3-tert-butyl-5-chloro-
6-methyluracil) has shown that early fall applications to dry soil
performed better than did late fall or early winter applications to
wet soil. Field and greenhouse studies were conducted to determine
the effect of soil moisture content at time of application and the
effect...