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The Phytotoxicity and Persistence in Soils of Benzoic Acid Herbicides

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

T. W. Donaldson  and
Chester L. Foy
T. W. Donaldson
Affiliation:
Department of Botany, University of California, Davis
Chester L. Foy
Affiliation:
Department of Botany, University of California, Davis
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Abstract

In nutrient solution, 2,3,6-trichlorobenzoic acid (2,3,6-TBA) was less toxic to oats than either 2-methoxy-3,6-dichlorobenzoic acid (dicamba) or 3-amino-2,5-dichlorobenzoic acid (amiben). The latter two herbicides were similar in phytotoxicity.

In soil, dicamba was the most phytotoxic in each of four soils used, while 2,3,6-TBA and amiben were similar in toxicity in all soils except the organic soil, in which amiben was less phytotoxic than 2,3,6-TBA. In the sandy soils the same amount of herbicide was required to reduce the growth of oats by 50% as was required in nutrient solution, but considerably higher amounts were required in the organic soil. This reduction in phytotoxicity was attributed to adsorption of the herbicides in an unavailable form by the organic matter of the soils, amiben being adsorbed to a greater extent than 2,3,6-TBA or dicamba. Practically no adsorption occurred on the clay colloids of the various soils.

In persistence studies, amiben was more subject to apparent microbial decomposition than 2,3,6-TBA or dicamba. Decomposition was more rapid in the organic soil than in the clay or sandy soils. In leaching studies, the three herbicides were readily washed out of columns of the various soils. Differences in movement of herbicide in these soils could be related to the rate of water movement through the soil.

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Research Article
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Weeds , Volume 13 , Issue 3 , July 1965 , pp. 195 - 202
Copyright
Copyright © 1965 Weed Science Society of America 

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