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Determinations of the Effect of Several Herbicides on Soil Microorganisms

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

D. E. Kratochvil
D. E. Kratochvil*
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State College of Agriculture, Brookings, South Dakota
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Millions of acres in the United States are being chemically treated each year for the control of weeds. Weed investigators have generally accepted the fact that certain herbicides affect certain plants to a greater degree than others. Because of this, numerous chemicals are being used. Except for 2,4-D, there has been little work done on the bactericidal and bacteriostatic properties of the recent herbicidal compounds. It is the purpose of this paper to report a study of the influence that several recommended and experimental herbicides have on the microbial activity of the soil population and to establish the usefulness of a simple procedure outlined by Nelson in making preliminary determinations of this type.

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Weeds , Volume 1 , Issue 1 , October 1951, pp. 25 - 31
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Copyright © 1951 Weed Science Society of America 

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