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Quality of Tomato Fruit as Affected by Sodium 2,4,5–Trichlorophenoxyethyl Sulfate

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

Robert M. Menges  and
Richard J. Aldrich
Robert M. Menges
Affiliation:
Farm Crops, Rutgers University
Richard J. Aldrich
Affiliation:
Field Crops Research Branch, ARS, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
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Investigations during the past 3 years have established sodium 2,4,5–trichlorophenoxyethyl sulfate, hereafter referred to as 2,4,5–TES, as a potential herbicide for control of weeds in tomatoes. The chemical has been succesfully applied just after the last cultivation. The material may be applied either as a basal-directed spray or an overall spray in tomatoes since it becomes phytotoxic only after contact with the soil. Its promise as a herbicide suggests the need for a critical evaluation of possible effects on quality of the fruit. Three measures of quality which may be affected include taste, chemical composition, and malformations such as cracking, blossom-end rot and seedlessness.

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Weeds , Volume 4 , Issue 4 , October 1956 , pp. 386 - 392
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Copyright © 1956 Weed Science Society of America 

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