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The Response of Certain Crops to 2,4–Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid in Irrigation Water. Part II. Sugar Beets

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

V. F. Bruns
V. F. Bruns*
Affiliation:
Field Crops Research Branch, Agricultural Research Service, Irrigation Experiment Station, Prosser, Washington
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The use of 2,4–dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2, 4–D) for weed control in irrigated regions, especially on ditch banks, provides possibilities of contaminated irrigation water. A series of investigations has been conducted in the field to determine the response of certain crop plants to applications of 2,4–D in irrigation water, particularly at rates totaling herbicidal dosages. The first investigation dealt with Red Mexican beans and the results were published in 1954. This report deals with sugar beets, a root-type of crop plant.

Type
Research Article
Information
Weeds , Volume 5 , Issue 3 , July 1957 , pp. 250 - 258
Copyright
Copyright © 1957 Weed Science Society of America 

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