Hostname: page-component-586b7cd67f-t7fkt Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-11-28T23:15:02.882Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false

Effect of Surfactants on Leaching of Substituted Urea Herbicides in Soil

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

D. E. Bayer*
Affiliation:
Department of Botany, University of California, Davis, California
Get access

Abstract

The depth of leaching of 3(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,1-dimethylurea (diuron) in a Yolo sandy clay loam soil was altered by the various types—anionic, cationic, or nonionic—of surfactants. The effects of surfactants Aliquat 204 and Aliquat 221 on the leaching of 3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1-methoxy-1-methylurea (linuron), 3-(p-chlorophenyl)-1,1-dimethylurea (monuron), 1-butyl-3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1-methylurea (neburon), and diuron may reflect a sorption complex of the substituted urea herbicide, surfactant, and the soil. This sorption appears to be closely associated with the dilauryl portion of the surfactant molecule. Other surfactants of the Aliquat series containing lauryl, dioctyl, and distearyl substitutions had little or no effect on this sorption phenomenon.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © 1967 Weed Science Society of America 

Access options

Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. Content may require purchase if you do not have access.)

References

Literature Cited

1. Bayer, D. E. and Drever, H. R. 1965. The effects of surfactants on efficiency of foliar-applied diuron. Weeds 13:222226.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
2. Dubey, H. D. and Freeman, J. F. 1963. Bioassay of diphenamid and linuron in soil. Bot. Gaz. 124:388392.Google Scholar
3. Hance, R. J. 1965. Observations on the relationship between the adsorption of diuron and the nature of the adsorbent. Weed Res. 5:108114.Google Scholar
4. Hance, R. J. 1965. The adsorption of urea and some of its derivatives by a variety of soils. Weed Res. 5:98107.Google Scholar
5. Harada, K., Kaya, H., Stork, C., and Sund, K. 1964. Control of some difficult grasses with diuron. Sugar J. 26:2326.Google Scholar
6. Hill, G. D., McGahen, J. W., Baker, H. M., Finnerty, D. W., and Bingeman, C. W. 1955. The fate of substituted urea herbicides in agricultural soils. Agron. J. 47:93104.Google Scholar
7. Hilton, H. W. and Yuen, Q. H. 1963. Adsorption of several preemergence herbicides by Hawaiian sugarcane soils. J. Agr. Food Chem. 11:230234.Google Scholar
8. Howarth, R. 1962. Grower finds advantages in wetting agent. Southern Florist and Nurseryman 74(47):1213.Google Scholar
9. Lambert, S. M., Porter, P. E., and Schieferstein, R. H. 1965. Movement and sorption of chemicals applied to the soil. Weeds 13:185190.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
10. Leasure, J. K. 1964. Bioassay methods for 4-amino-3,5,6-trichloropicolinic acid. Weeds 12:232233.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
11. Leonard, O. A., Weaver, R. J., and Kay, B. L. 1962. Bioassay method for determining 2,4-D in plant tissues. Weeds 10:2022.Google Scholar
12. Pelishek, R. E., Osborn, J., and Letey, J. 1962. The effect of wetting agents on infiltration. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. Proc. 26:595598.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
13. Sheets, T. J. 1958. The comparative toxicities of four phenylurea herbicides in several soil types. Weeds 6:413424.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
14. Sherburne, H. R., Freed, V. H., and Fang, S. C. 1956. The use of C14 carbonyl labeled 3(p-chlorophenyl)-1,1-dimethyl urea in a leaching study. Weeds 4:5054.Google Scholar
15. Temple, R. E. and Hilton, H. W. 1963. The effects of surfactants on the water solubility of herbicides, and the foliar phytotoxicity of surfactants. Weeds 11:297300.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
16. Upchurch, R. P. 1958. The influence of soil factors on the phytotoxicity and plant selectivity of diuron. Weeds 6:161171.Google Scholar
17. Upchurch, R. P. and Pierce, W. C. 1957. The leaching of monuron from Lakeland sand soil. Part I. The effect of amount, intensity, and frequency of simulated rainfall. Weeds 5:321330.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
18. Upchurch, R. P. and Pierce, W. C. 1958. The leaching of monuron from Lakeland sand soil. Part II. The effect of soil temperature, organic matter, soil moisture, and amount of herbicide. Weeds 6:2433.Google Scholar
19. Weber, J. B. and Scott, D. C. 1966. Availability of a cationic herbicide adsorbed on clay minerals to cucumber seedlings. Science 152:14001402.Google Scholar
20. Weldon, L. W. and Timmons, F. L. 1961. Penetration and persistence of diuron in soil. Weeds 9:195203.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
21. Yuen, Q. H. and Hilton, H. W. 1962. The adsorption of monuron and diuron by Hawaiian sugarcane soils. J. Agr. Food Chem. 10:386392.CrossRefGoogle Scholar