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Adsorption and mobility of the fungicide metalaxyl was studied in three soil types, viz., Hessaraghatta loamy sand (HLS), Bellary clay (BC), and Ooty clay (OC) soils, under laboratory conditions. The K values obtained from the Freundlich adsorption isotherms were 0.04, 10.65 and 13.32 µg/g for HLS, BC and OC soils respectively. Mobility of metalaxyl in these soils was inversely related to K values (r = −0.97). Although, metalaxyl persisted for over 60 days in all the soils, it did not move beyond a depth of 17.5 cm in any of the soils under unsaturated flow conditions. Mobility of metalaxyl was fastest in HLS and slowest in OC soils.
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Sharma, D., Awasthi, M. Adsorption and movement of metalaxyl in soils under unsaturated flow conditions. Plant and Soil 195, 293–298 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1004228417352
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