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Effect of the insecticide actellic on soil microorganisms and their activity

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The insecticide Actellic or its active component pirimiphosmethyl affected the growth and reproduction of some soil bacteria and fungi, fixation of atmospheric nitrogen, nitrification and overall soil metabolic activity. Both bacterial growth and the activities under study were negatively influenced by high concentrations of the agent (as compared with actual pirimiphosmethyl concentrations routinely used in agriculture) whereas lower concentrations stimulated the overall metabolic soil activity.

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  1. Department of Environmental Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Chemical Technology, Slovak Technical University, 812 37, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia

    M. Čerňáková

  2. Research Institute of Chemical Technology, 836 03, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia

    M. Kurucová & D. Fuchsová

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Čerňáková, M., Kurucová, M. & Fuchsová, D. Effect of the insecticide actellic on soil microorganisms and their activity. Folia Microbiol 37, 219–222 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02933151

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