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Direct and Indirect Effects of Atrazine, 2,4-D, and Dalapon Mixtures on Conifers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

M. Newton  and
W. S. Overton
M. Newton
Affiliation:
Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR. 97331
W. S. Overton
Affiliation:
Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR. 97331
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Abstract

Dalapon (2,2-dichloropropionic acid), injurious to Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco) and grand fir (Abies grandis (Dougl.) Lindl.) when used alone for weed control, was used with safety and even with beneficial effects when combined with atrazine [2-chloro-4-(ethylamine)-6-(isopropylamino)-s-triazine] and 2,4-D, [(2,4-dichlorophenoxy) acetic acid] at rates of up to 3.36 and 4.48 kg/ha, respectively. Harmful effects of dalapon were masked at rates up to three times those used for adequate control of grasses. This suggests a type of selectivity previously unreported. Interpretation of herbicide effects and interactions was made possible with an analytical model that separated effects of vegetation from those of herbicides on a causal basis. This technique included two-dimensional adjustment of the base of reference for a four-dimensional response-surface equation. This surface fit observed data as well as a single multiple-regression equation, which included all variables. This approach, however, estimated herbicide parameters with appropriate consideration of environmental data and permitted interpretation with respect to cause.

Type
Research Article
Information
Weed Science , Volume 21 , Issue 4 , July 1973 , pp. 269 - 275
Copyright
Copyright © 1973 Weed Science Society of America 

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