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Effects of Foliarly Applied Desiccants on Selected Species under Tropical Environment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

R. W. Bovey
R. W. Bovey*
Affiliation:
Crops Research Division, Agr. Res. Serv., U.S. Dep. of Agr., Federal Experiment Station, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
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Abstract

Several contact and growth-regulator herbicides were evaluated as desiccants on greenhouse-grown cucumbers (Cucumis sativus L., var Ashly), sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench, var. Combine Kafir-60), mango (Mangifera indica L.), and field-grown guava (Psidium guajava L.). Pentachlorophenol (PCP) and 4,6-dinitro-o-sec-butylphenol (DNBP) consistently acted the fastest among compounds applied on several species. Herbicides such as 1,1'-dimethyl-4,4'-bipyridinium salt (paraquat) 6,7-dihydrodipyrido (1,2-a:2'c)pyrazidiinium salt (diquat), and the butyl esters of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid plus 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D:2,4,5-T) were equally effective within 3 days after treatment of some species. Several other herbicides and herbicide mixtures were evaluated. Herbicide specificity and speed of desiccation varied with species. Adjuvants increased the phototoxicity of some herbicides.

Type
Research Article
Information
Weed Science , Volume 17 , Issue 1 , January 1969 , pp. 79 - 83
Copyright
Copyright © 1969 Weed Science Society of America 

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