Author:
Ladlie James S.,Meggitt William F.,Penner Donald
Abstract
Metribuzin [4-amino-6-tert-butyl-3-(methylthio-as-triazin-5(4H)one] degradation by soil microorganisms decreased as the soil pH decreased. Metribuzin and atrazine [2-chloro-4-(ethylamino)-6-(isopropylamino)-s-triazine] mobility increased with increasing concentration and soil pH.14C-metribuzin had greater mobility on soil thin-layer plates than14C-atrazine because of differences in water solubility and basicity. Adsorption increased with decreasing soil pH. The pKa for metribuzin was 0.99 ± 0.08. Adsorption increased gradually as the soil pH decreased toward the pKa of metribuzin. Protonation of the amine group with subsequent adsorption to soil colloids was the postulated reason for the reduction in phytotoxicity, microbial degradation, and mobility of metribuzin at low soil pH levels.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Subject
Plant Science,Agronomy and Crop Science
Cited by
79 articles.
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