Crops were grown at the experimental farms using accepted cultural practices within the limits of experimentation or trials were conducted on growers' field. Most experiments were designed as randomized complete blocks with two to five replications, Herbicide treatments were applied uniformly with equipment ranging from precision plot sprayers to quart...
Diclofop-methyl [me yl 2-(4-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy) phenoxy) propanoate] hydrolysis, degradation, and leaching were studied in field and laboratory experiments. Greater than 75% of the applied diclofop-methyl hydrolyzed to diclofop in 2 days at 4°C, the prevailing soil temperature during western Oregon winters. Degradation beyond the diclofop molecule, also an active herbicide, was...
The research reported here was a preliminary study to assess the nature and extent of herbicides leaving the target area in runoff water when these materials are used in container nurseries, and with less emphasis from nurseries growing field stock.
Specific objectives of this study were to:
1) Survey the...