Herbicides Chemistry: Degradation and Mode of Action

by Kearney

• ISBN13: 9780824778040
• ISBN10: 0824778049
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1988-05-27
• Publisher: CRC Press

Summary

Conveniently gathering up-to-date information on herbicides' chemistry, degradation, and mode of action in one source, this reference discusses glyphosate and the traits that have made it so successful ... investigates the adsorption of polycyclic alkanoic acids' ester into targeted plants ... documents sulfonylureas' selectivity, environmental compatibility, groundwater safety, and low use rate ... explains metribuzin's combination with other herbicides to increase weed control for soybeans, potatoes, and tomatoes ... and examines alachlor and metolachlor for controlling annual grasses, broadleaf weeds, yellow nutsedge in corn, soybeans, and many other crops. Extensively referenced and illustrated, Herbicides, Volume 3 is an outstanding reference for soil scientists, agronomists, microbiologists, biochemists, agricultural chemists, botanists, environmental scientists, and plant nutritionists and pathologists. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. iii
Contributors	p. vii
Contents of Volume 1	p. xi
Contents of Volume 2	p. xiii
Clyphosate	p. 1
Introduction	p. 2
Degradation Pathways	p. 20
Mode of Action	p. 27
Conclusions	p. 57
References	p. 58
Polycyclic Alkanoic Acids	p. 71
Introduction	p. 72
Degradation Pathways	p. 86
Mode of Action	p. 92
Conclusions	p. 109
References	p. 110
Sulfonylureas	p. 117
Introduction	p. 118
Degradation Pathways	p. 138
Mode of Action	p. 164
Conclusions	p. 182
References	p. 183
Metribuzin	p. 191
Introduction: History and Development	p. 192
Degradation Pathways	p. 203
Mode of Action	p. 218
Conclusions	p. 233
References	p. 234
Carbamothioates	p. 245
Introduction	p. 246
Degradation Pathways	p. 266
Mode of Action	p. 275
Conclusions	p. 293
References	p. 293
Alachlor	p. 301
Introduction	p. 302
Degradation Pathways	p. 304
Mode of Action, Activity, and Selectivity	p. 325
Conclusions	p. 328
References	p. 330
Metolachlor	p. 335
Introduction	p. 336
Chemical and Physical Properties	p. 338
Structure-Activity Relationships	p. 342
Behavior in Soils	p. 345
Behavior in Plants	p. 355
Metabolism in Animals	p. 360
Mode of Action	p. 361
Interactions with Antidotes	p. 367
Conclusions	p. 373
References	p. 374
Index	p. 384
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