• Korean Journal of Weed Science
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.257-261
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• 1998

This study was carried out to investigate the adsorption and the degradation of herbicide napropamide in soils tinder laboratory conditions. The adsorption distribution coefficients(Kd) of napropamide in 3 soils varied from 5.38 to 11.39. With higher content of organic matter in soils, the extent of adsorption was high. The rapid degradation of napropamide took place after a lag period. The time to 50% loss of napropamide was approximately 65, 45 and 30 days in soil incubated at 10, 20 and $30^{\circ}C$, respectively. The time to the 90% loss varied from about 90 days at $10^{\circ}C$ to about 45 days at $30^{\circ}C$. In the soil pre-incubated with napropamide, the herbicide degraded without a lag time, and the rate of degradation was also accelerated. This should be a evidence on enhanced biodegradation of napropamide in soil with the repeat-application.

• Korean Journal of Weed Science
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• v.14 no.4
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• pp.298-313
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• 1994

Residue of herbicide napropamide [N,N-dimethyl-2-(1-napthoxy)-propionamide] and change of micro-organism were investigated in upland soil under different environmental conditions. Half-lives of degradation were 28.3 days in the sterile soil and 14.6 days in the nonsterile soil, respectively. These results suggest that microorganism remarkably affected the decomposition of napropamide. Napropamide was rapidly degraded in order of 60% > 80% ${\geq}$ 40% soil moisture content of field water-holding capacity. Numbers of bacteria and total microbes in 60% moisture content was more than those in 40% moisture content. The more the napropamide degradation was rapid in lower soil pH. The total number of microorganism increased by lapse of time after treatment of napropamide at pH 5.5. The decomposition rate of napropamide was rapid in the order of $27^{\circ}C$ > $37^{\circ}C$ > $17^{\circ}C$. At $17^{\circ}C$ of soil temperature actinomycetes in napropamide treatment plot was more than these in nontreatment plot and also at $27^{\circ}C$ and $37^{\circ}C$ bacteria in napropamide treatment plot was more than those in nontreatment plot. Napropamide degradation was more rapid and number of microorganism was more abundant at the concentration of 10ppm than at that of 20ppm. The half-life of napropamide was longer in the clay loam soil than in the silty loam soil. The half times in laboratory test than in upland field. Numbers of microbes in the experiment under all the test environmental condition was not significantly different between treatment and nontreatment of napropamide.

• Korean Journal of Weed Science
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.63-72
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• 1995

This study was carried out to isolate the soil bacteria degrading herbicide napropamide [N,N-diethyl-2-(1-naphthoxy)-propionamide] from the clayey loam soil tested and to clarify the characteristics of the napropamide-degrading bacteria. Twenty strains of the gram-positive and the gram-negative bacteria were isolated and identified from the clayey loam soil tested. Most of them were vigorously proliferated at 100ppm of napropamide and two strains of Staphylococcus spp., Corynebacterium spp. II and Other spp. II were very tolerated to napropamide even at the concentration of 1500ppm. Staphylococcus spp. II and Actinobacillus spp. II of the isolated bacteria degraded more than 20% of the treated napropamide. These two strains could not utilize napropamide as sole nitrogen sources, but could use this compound as sole carbon sources. Napropamide was rapidly decomposed by Staphylococcus spp. II at one-time application and at three-time application of napropamide, but wasn't at two-time application of napropamide.

• Korean Journal of Weed Science
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.270-277
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• 1995

The research was carried out in tray in greenhouse equipped with Auto Foggy Systems(SAE KI RIN Co.) and the results were summarized as follows. 1. The number of leaves and fresh weight of Chinese cabbage were not different, but the plant height was increased due to foggy condition. 2. Plant height was decreased in 40 and 60 days of weed competition by foggy condition, the number of leaves was not different. And, shoot fresh weight was decreased by in all the duration of weed competition under foggy condition. Especially, that was greater in 40 days. 3. The shoot fresh weight was decreased by pendimethaline and napropamide application under foggy condition. Also, the number of leaves was decreased at 60 days after transplanting by pendimethaline application under foggy condition. 4. Pendimethalin, napropamide and alachlor treatments were not different in the weeding efficacy between non-foggy and foggy conditions. Trifluraline showed lower weeding efficacy by seedling emergence of large crabgrass as the days of treatment got longer under foggy condition.

• Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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• v.22 no.6
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• pp.1045-1053
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• 2000

The adsorption and desorption of herbicides such as napropamide and pendimethalin was studied in three kinds of soil. sandy loam. silty clay and loam. The results of batch tests performed with various shaking time, pH, organic matter content and temperature in soil were summarized as follows. The shaking times reached to the equilibrium of the adsorption and desorption for napropamide and pendimethalin in soil were 12 and 6 hours. respectively. For each soil. the adsorption rates of napropamide were 23.35%. 31.57% and 25.95%, the desorption rates of them were 18.42%, 13.42% and 15.89%, respectively. And the adsorption rates of pendimethalin were 59.61%, 77.26% and 64.02%, and the desorption rates of them were 3.23%, 2.93% and 3.07%, respectively. The adsorption isotherms with the Freundlich equation showed better consistency than those with the Langmuir one. The adsorption was affected by the organic matter content when it exceed 2.0%. But if the organic matter content is below 2.0%, it was affected by the clay content. When the organic matter content is 0.95~7.45%, the adsorption coefficients ($K_{fa}$) of napropamide and pendimethalin were 1.17~2.50 and 4.74~16.08 and the desorption coefficients($K_{fd}$) of them were 5.33~34.06 and 24.25~134.00, respectively. Because of the physical adsorption between herbicide molecules and soil surface, little effect of pH variation of soils was appeared for the adsorption and desorption. Because of the solubility of herbicide is related to the temperature, the adsorption rate was decreased and the desorption rate was increased with the temperature increase, respectively.

• Korean Journal of Agricultural Science
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.27-32
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• 1980

In order to determine the effect of activated carbon on toxicity of linuron and napropamide to Chinese cabbage, red pepper, and tomatoes, 5 and 10kg/10a of activated carbon were applied to the soil surface prior to treatment of linuron at 50 and 75g/10a and napropamide at 150 and 225g/10a. 1. Chinese cabbage was protected from linuron injury by spraying activated carbon on the soil to adsorb and detoxify the herbicides even though it was completely killed by linuron at 50 and 75g/10a without activated carbon application. However, Chinese cabbage was not injured by napropamide at 150 and 225g/10a and thus antidotal effect by activated carbon was negligible. 2. Red pepper was greatly injured by linuron at 50 and 75g/10a, but activated carbon significantly reduced linuron injury. Napropamide at 225g/10a was slightly injurious to red pepper. Nevertheless, this injury effect was reduced by activated carbon at 5kg/10a. 3. Tomatoes were also severely injured by linuron at 75g/10a, but activated carbon prevented linuron injury to tomatoes. However, napropamide at 150 and 225g/10a were slightly injurious to tomatoes and activated carbon did not completely prevent napropamide injury to tomatoes.

• Asian Journal of Turfgrass Science
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.263-270
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• 1996

This experiment was conducted to investigate the loss of various herbicides by means of vola-tility from the turfgrass field and the hare ground with the different soil moisture contents and temperatures. Different herbicides were applied at the rates of 375 g a.i. /l0a of pendimethalin,250 g a.i. /l0a of napropamide, and 96.4 g a.i. /l0a of dicamba with 200 \ulcorner/10a of spray volume in the turfgrass(Zoysia japonica cut off 5cm) grown in pots(265.8 $cm^2$) and bared soil. The pots were placed in the growth chamber with 10,000 lux of light intensity(12h per day) at 25 and 35˚C for 7days. Amberlite XAD polymeric resin(20/50 mesh) was used as sampling media for herbicide airborne residues. Air flow was maintained at 10 \ulcorner /min by vacuum pump regulated with a factory calibrated flow meter. Herbicide airborne residues were extracted from the XAD resin with 300 ml of 1:1 acetone and hexane. The extracts were concentrated by rotary evaporation at 35˚C and dissolved in 1 ml MeCN for HPLC analysis. The airborne losses of the herbicide applied in the turfgrass and bare soil increased as the temperature and soil moisture contents were increased, regardless of the kinds of herbicide. Higher airborne residues was observed in the turfgrass pots than the bare soil pots. Pendimethalin and dicamba with higher vapor pressure gave rise to the increased loss of airborne herbicides, showing that 6.26 and 6.4% of average airborne loss in pendimethalin and dicamba, respectively, compared to 0.56% in napropamide. The amount of airborne losses in turfgrass was highest at one day after application and then a declined trend was observed as the time was prolonged. Key words. Herbicides, Turfgrass field, Bare ground, Volatility.

• Korean Journal of Weed Science
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• v.15 no.3
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• pp.197-205
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• 1995

The objectives of the present study were to find out 1)the differences in growth of radish under foggy and non-foggy condition, 2)the weed competition between radish and major upland weeds including Echinochloa crus-galli, 3)difference in response of radish to herbicide and weed, and finally 4)the fundamental data for the establishment of radish weed control system under locational foggy regions. The research was carried out by tray in greenhouse equipped with Auto Foggy System(SAE KI RIN Co.) and results were summarized as follows. 1. Plant height and shoot fresh weight of radish cultivars(long skirt, delicious altari, green mascot) were not different at the early growth(8 to 38 days after seeding), but increased at 55 days after seeding under foggy condition. Root fresh weight increased only in green mascot cultivar tinder foggy condition. Chlorophyll contents were higher in all the cultivars of radish under foggy condition. 2. Plant height and shoot fresh weight increased at 0 and 20 days of weed competition under foggy condition. Root fresh weight increased at 0, 20 and 35 days of competition under foggy condition. Above 50 days-competition, there was no difference between foggy and non-foggy condition. 3. Napropamide, alachlor and linuron did not show any differences in plant height and shoot fresh weight between foggy and non-foggy condition. Molinate reduced the root fresh weight at 65 days after seeding tinder foggy condition. 4. No difference in weeding efficacy by any herbicides tested was found tinder foggy condition. Weeding efficacy of Aeschynomene indica was reduced under foggy condition.

• Korean Journal of Weed Science
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.63-68
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• 1998

This experiment was carried out to select some herbicides for edible wild greens, Album monanthum, Petasites japonicus, and Aster scaber. The herbicides tested were napropamide 21.8% EC, nitralin 50% WP, and pendimethalin 31.7% EC. Dorminant weeds in the field were Echinochloa crus-galli, Digitaria sanguinalis, Persicaria hydropiper, Chenopodium album, and Siegesbeckia pubescens. Simpson's index was calculated to 0.26~0.30, which showed that weed occurrence in the field was quite various. Control efficacy in the field treated with napropamide EC 872g(ai/ha)., nitralin WP 1,000g(ai/ha), and pendimethalin EC 634g(ai/ha) were 81.4%~85.6%, 79.4%~82.8%, and 86.8%~92.2%, respectively. The typical phytotoxic symptoms to herbicides were germination inhibition, growth retardation, and malformation.

• Korean Journal of Weed Science
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.85-96
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• 1986

From the two differently located orchards (even-site with adult tree and slope-site with young tree), weed emergence and the effect of various orchard herbicides on them were comparatively experimented. Weed emergence was assessed in emergence frequency, biomass, relative frequency, and herbicide responses were checked with the variarions in the above weed emergence characters and the weeding values. Herbicides applied were paraquat, glyphosate, oxyfluorfen, napropamide and ustinex using the recommended rates, respectively. Weeds emerged were 7 life-forms, 23 families and 45 species. Among other families, weeds Umbelliferae, Commelinaceae, Gramineae and Polygonaceae couldn't classified in any similarly correlated cluster. However, according to "1-Q mode cluster analysis" of each herbicide performances, "paraquat or glyphosate" with "napropamide or oxyfluorfen" were selected as the most unrelated herbicide pairs expecting the best combination value in mixture model, respectively.