Altitude Effects on Picloram Disappearance in Sunlight
- 1 January 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Weed Science
- Vol. 31 (3) , 315-317
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0043174500069071
Abstract
Losses of picloram (4-amino-3,5,6-trichloropicolinic acid) in water exposed to sunlight ranged from 50 to 80% after 1 days' exposure (14 h sunlight) and 95% or more after 4 days exposure (56 h of sunlight) at four locations in Southern Arizona. Samples exposed at the highest elevation (2800 m) consistently lost picloram more quickly than samples at the lower elevations. Dry, recrystallized picloram losses were 11, 47, and 67% after 1, 2, and 4 days of sunlight exposure, respectively. At the same times, picloram losses in water were 65, 89, and 99%, respectively. These results indicate that photodecomposition is an important factor for the use and residue longevity of picloram on high-altitude rangelands of the western United States.Keywords
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