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Influence of DCPA on Selected Soil Microorganisms

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

M. L. Fields
Affiliation:
Department of Horticulture, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
R. Der
Affiliation:
Department of Horticulture, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
D. D. Hemphill
Affiliation:
Department of Horticulture, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
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Abstract

Thiobacillus thioparus, Azotobacter chroococcum, Rhizobium leguminosarum, Aspergillus niger, Paramecium caudatum, Colpidium sp., and a mixed culture of soil ciliates were not adversely influenced nor stimulated by the presence of dimethyl 2,3,5,6-tetrachloroterephthalate (DCPA). Soil from plots treated 7 years at 5.0 ppm showed no accumulation of DCPA. Plate counts of actinomyces, bacteria, and molds from field and laboratory-treated soils showed no adverse effect. A mixed culture of soil algae and fungi grew significantly more in the presence of DCPA.

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Copyright © 1967 Weed Science Society of America 

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