Joint toxicity of three plant protection products to Triticum aestivum (L.) and Brassica rapa (L.)

• Published in: Journal of soils and sediments Vol. 11; no. 6; pp. 990 - 999
• Main Authors: Santos, Miguel João G., Soares, Amadeu M. V. M., Loureiro, Susana
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer-Verlag 01.09.2011; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Agricultural land; Agrochemicals; Biomass; Brassica rapa; Dimethoate; Earth and Environmental Science; Environment; Environmental Physics; glyphosate; guidelines; Pesticide application; Pesticides; Plant biology; Plant growth; Plant populations; Plant protection; Plant species; plants (botany); risk; Sec 4 • Ecotoxicology • Research Article; shoots; soil; Soil Science & Conservation; Soils; spirodiclofen; Synergism; Terrestrial environments; Toxicity; Triticum aestivum; Wheat; Fresh biomass; Shoot growth; Mixture toxicity; Higher plants; Pesticides

Purpose Few studies have been conducted to evaluate the effects of mixtures of chemicals in terrestrial environment. Thus, it seems important to evaluate if the combined application of pesticides currently used in agricultural fields may pose a risk to terrestrial plants. Materials and methods The e...