Atrazine residues in flooded and nonflooded soil and effects on soybean

Atrazine applied at planting is commonly used for weed control in corn. With global climate change causing an increase in river flooding in the United States over the past decade, producers need information to determine the best course of action in flooded fields treated with atrazine into which the...

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Published inWeed technology Vol. 35; no. 2; pp. 196 - 201
Main Authors Mueller, Thomas C., Kincer, David R., Steckel, Lawrence E.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, USA Cambridge University Press 01.04.2021
Subjects
Agricultural production
Atrazine
Climate change
Contamination
Corn
Crop yield
enhanced degradation
Flooding
Floods
Global climate
Herbicides
Injury prevention
Loam soils
Pesticide residues
Rivers
Soil treatment
Sorghum
Soybeans
Statistical analysis
Weed control
United States > US
Holston River
Tennessee River
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Summary:Atrazine applied at planting is commonly used for weed control in corn. With global climate change causing an increase in river flooding in the United States over the past decade, producers need information to determine the best course of action in flooded fields treated with atrazine into which they wish to immediately plant soybean. Studies were designed to understand the effect of flooding on atrazine residual activity including atrazine concentration, soybean injury, and soybean yield. In 2012, soybean yield in flooded treatments was reduced by prior atrazine application. In 2014, soybean injury was <10% in all plots, and nonflooded, atrazine-treated soils had yields equal to the nontreated. Findings from this research indicated that it is possible for producers to consider replanting soybean after atrazine application, with appropriate changes to product labeling. Nomenclature: Atrazine; corn; Zea mays L.; soybean; Glycine max L. Merr.
ISSN:0890-037X
1550-2740
DOI:10.1017/wet.2020.107