Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Weed Control in Root Crops by Pre-sowing Applications of iso-Propylphenylcarbamate and Mixtures of that Substance and ‘Methoxone’ or 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid

  • Letter
  • Published:

From Nature

View current issue Submit your manuscript

Abstract

PRELIMINARY trials during the past two years, which aimed at replacing costly cultivations in root crops by chemical methods of weed control, have now been completed at Jealott's Hill. iso-Propylphenylcarbamate, ‘Methoxone’ (2,methyl-4,chlorophenoxyacetic acid) and 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid were known to prevent the germination of certain plant species when applied as pre-emergence dressings1,2, and the species response to iso-propylphenylcarbamate was different from that of the other two compounds. Therefore, mixtures of iso-propylphenylcarbamate with ‘Methoxone’ and with 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid were examined alongside pre-emergence dressings of the individual components.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Templeman, W. G., and Sexton, W. A., Proc. Roy. Soc., B, 133, 300 (1946).

    Article  ADS  CAS  Google Scholar 

  2. Templeman, W. G., and Sexton, W. A., Proc. Roy. Soc., B, 133, 480 (1946).

    Article  ADS  CAS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd., Jealott's Hill Research Station, Bracknell, Berks

    W. G. TEMPLEMAN & J. O. WRIGHT

Authors
  1. W. G. TEMPLEMAN
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. J. O. WRIGHT
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

TEMPLEMAN, W., WRIGHT, J. Weed Control in Root Crops by Pre-sowing Applications of iso-Propylphenylcarbamate and Mixtures of that Substance and ‘Methoxone’ or 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid. Nature 165, 570–571 (1950). https://doi.org/10.1038/165570b0

Download citation

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/165570b0

  • Springer Nature Limited

This article is cited by

Search

Navigation