POTENTIAL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION BY HERBICIDES USED IN MAIZE CULTURE

Spontaneous plants are a severe problem in maize culture, and may cause a decrease in yield up to 85%. Among the methods used to control such species the chemical is the most important, being used in 65 percent of the cultivated area in Brazil. It is known that interactions between organic molecules...

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Main Authors: DÉCIO KARAM, JÉSSICA Aline Alves SILVA, LUIZ Lonardoni FOLONI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Milho e Sorgo 2009-12-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Milho e Sorgo
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Online Access:http://rbms.cnpms.embrapa.br/index.php/ojs/article/view/285/293