Biodegradable herbicide delivery systems with slow diffusion in soil and UV protection properties

• Published in: Pest management science Vol. 70; no. 11; pp. 1697 - 1705
• Main Authors: Chevillard, Anne, Angellier‐Coussy, Hélène, Guillard, Valérie, Bertrand, Cédric, Gontard, Nathalie, Gastaldi, Emmanuelle
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01.11.2014; Wiley; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Bentonite - chemistry; Benzofurans - chemistry; Benzofurans - pharmacology; Bioassays; Biodegradation; Biological and medical sciences; Diffusion; diffusivity; ethofumesate; Experimental methods; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Gluten; Glutens - chemistry; Herbicides; Herbicides - chemistry; Herbicides - pharmacology; Lepidium sativum - drug effects; Life Sciences; Mesylates - chemistry; Mesylates - pharmacology; montmorillonite; nanoclays; Nanostructures - chemistry; Parasitic plants. Weeds; Pest Control - instrumentation; Pest Control - methods; pesticide formulation; pesticide formulations; Pesticides; Photodegradation; Photolysis; Phytopathology. Animal pests. Plant and forest protection; Seed germination; soil; Soil - chemistry; soil diffusion; Soil sciences; sorption; Triticum aestivum; Ultraviolet radiation; UV protection; Water Pollution, Chemical - prevention & control; Water transport; watercress; Weed Control - methods; Weeds; Wheat; wheat gluten; Delivery system; UV protection; Monocotyledones; Montmorillonite; Biodegradability; Pesticides; Herbicide; Soils; Triticum; bioassays; Gramineae; Formulation; Angiospermae; wheat gluten; Spermatophyta; soil diffusion; pesticide formulation; Gluten; montmorillonite

BACKGROUND: New herbicidal formulations were designed by combining wheat gluten (WG), two montmorillonites (MMTs) (unmodified and organically modified) and a model pesticide (ethofumesate), and their performances were assessed through an integrative study conducted in soil using an experimental meth...