The effect of moisture content on the fate of diflubenzuron in stored wheat and sandy loam soil | ||
| Journal of Pest Control and Environmental Sciences | ||
| Volume 2, Issue 1, 1990, Pages 117-126 PDF (1.2 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jpces.1990.460688 | ||
| Author | ||
| Mohamed T. Ahmed* | ||
| Plant Protection Department - Faculty of Agriculture, Suez Canal University - Ismailia - Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The fate of diflubenzuron [1-(4-chlorophenyl) -3- (2.6-difluorobenzoyl) urea] applied on wheat as a grain protectant and on sandy loam soil was investigated. The influence of different levels of moisture content on diflubenzuron fate was ascertained. Diflubenzuron degraded slowly on wheat. The half-life values of diflubenzuron at moisture content of 10% and 15% were 24.3 and 17.7 weeks respectively. In soil the half-life values of diflubenzuron were 13.5 and 11 days for sandy loam soil adjusted at 10% and 30% moisture content respectively. | ||
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