Evaluation of harvest residues of Cyhalofop-butyl in paddy soil.

Cyhalofop-butyl is a recently registered herbicide from the aryloxyphenoxy propionate group in India to control a wide range of grass weed species at various growth stages in rice crop. Field experiment with rice variety Pusa Sugandh 5 was conducted at IARI, New Delhi. Rice crop was sprayed thrice with cyhalofopa-butyl at 40, 60 and 80 g ha(-1) at the 10, 20 and 30 DAS.

Persistence of pyrazosulfuron in rice-field and laboratory soil under Indian tropical conditions.

Background: Pyrazosulfuron ethyl, a new rice herbicide belonging to the sulfonylurea group, has recently been registered in India for weed control in rice crops. Many field experiments revealed the bioefficacy of this herbicide; however, no information is available on the persistence of this herbicide in paddy soil under Indian tropical conditions. Therefore, a field experiment was undertaken to investigate the fate of pyrazosulfuron ethyl in soil and water of rice fields.

Residue and bio-efficacy evaluation of controlled release formulations of metribuzin against weeds in wheat.

Controlled release formulations of metribuzin in polyvinyl chloride, (emulsion); carboxy methyl cellulose, CMC and carboxy methyl cellulose- kaolinite composite, CMC-KAO are reported. The MET-CMC-KAO-3 (T(9)) formulation provided a superior control (76.1%) of weeds in field grown wheat in comparison to metribuzin 75 DF (57.

Analysis of metsulfuron-methyl residues in wheat field soil: a comparison of HPLC and bioassay techniques.

Background: Metsulfuron-methyl is a low-application-rate sulfonylurea herbicide that is widely used to control broad-leaved weeds in wheat. Owing to its persistent nature, its residues may be present at phytotoxic levels for the next crop in rotation. Therefore, a comparative evaluation of HPLC and bioassay techniques was made for the analysis of this herbicide in wheat field soil.