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Environmental factors affecting absorption and bio-efficacy of glyphosate in Florida beggarweed (Desmodium tortuosum)
Author(s): S. D. Sharma and M. Singh
Month: Jul
Year: 2001
Journal: Crop Protection
Volume: 20
Issue: 6
Pages: 511-516
Article Topic(s): Herbicide,Invasive species
Research Setting(s): Laboratory
Species Referenced: Desmodium tortuosum (Dixie ticktrefoil),
Abstract
Examines the effects of air temperature and relative humidity on glyphosate uptake and translocation in Desmodium tortuosum. Increasing temperature and relative humidity increased uptake. The optimum conditions for D. tortuosum control were 22 C and 95% relative humidity.Suggested Citation
S. D. Sharma and M. Singh. "Environmental factors affecting absorption and bio-efficacy of glyphosate in Florida beggarweed (Desmodium tortuosum)." Crop Protection 20.6 (2001): 511-516.Go back