Title: Persistence and management of dinitroaniline herbicides residues in sandy loam soil

Authors: P.H. Rathod, R.B. Patel, Amit J. Jhala

Addresses: Institute of Soil, Water and Environmental Science, Volcani Centre, Agricultural Research Organization, Bet-Dagan – 50250, Israel; AICRP on Weed Control, B.A. College of Agriculture, Anand Agricultural University, Anand – 388110, Gujarat, India. ' AICRP on Weed Control, B.A. College of Agriculture, Anand Agricultural University, Anand – 388110, Gujarat, India. ' Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, T6G 2P5, Canada

Abstract: The addition of organic manure affects the biological, chemical and physical properties of soil that control the fate of herbicides. Three dinitroaniline herbicides were studied to asses their persistence, dissipation and residue management in sandy loam soil with and without addition of farmyard manure (FYM) under middle western Indian agro-climatic conditions. The herbicides, pendimethalin [N-(1-ethylpropyl)-3,4-dimethyl-2,6-dinitrobenzenamine], trifluralin [2,6-dinitro-N,N-dipropyl-4-(trifluoromethyl) benzenamine] and fluchloralin [N-(2-chloroethyl)-2,6-dinitro-N-propyl-4-(trifluoromethyl) benzenamine], were applied at a rate of 0.5 and 1.0 kg ha−1 as a pre-plant incorporation in the field, cropped with Indian mustard (Brassica juncea L.). FYM incorporation at a rate of 10 t ha−1 decreased herbicide persistence in all the sampling intervals. Relatively lower half-lives of 44.93, 41.81; 41.23, 39.09 and 39.61, 43.00 days, each at the rate of 0.5 and 1.0 kg ha−1, respectively for pendimethalin, trifluralin and fluchloralin were recorded with FYM incorporation. On the other hand, the half-life values in absence of FYM were higher for all three dinitroaniline herbicides used. Dissipation rate of all three dinitroanilines increased progressively with time at both application rates.

Keywords: farmyard manure; herbicide residues; persistence; dissipation rate; dinitroaniline herbicides; pendimethalin; fluchloralin; trifluralin; sandy loam soil; organic manure; India.

DOI: 10.1504/IJESD.2010.029963

International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development, 2010 Vol.9 No.1/2/3, pp.58 - 73

Published online: 03 Dec 2009 *

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