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Horticulture

1968

Sour Cherry

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The Effects Of Pre-Emergence Applications Of Simazine And Post-Emergence Applications Of Dalapon On Physio-Chemical Changes In Apple, Sour Cherry, Sweet Cherry, And Prunus Mahaleb, Jawad Thanoon Agha May 1968

The Effects Of Pre-Emergence Applications Of Simazine And Post-Emergence Applications Of Dalapon On Physio-Chemical Changes In Apple, Sour Cherry, Sweet Cherry, And Prunus Mahaleb, Jawad Thanoon Agha

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Simazine and dalapon have been used to control weeds in many crops during the last few years, but in 1963, when this study was begun, their uses in fruit orchards were limited. To study the effects of simazine and dalapon both on the control of weeds and on various metabolic changes in apple (Malis pumila), Montmorency sour cherry (Prunus cerasus), sweet cherry (Prunus avium), and Prunus mahaleb root stock, experiments were conducted from 1964 through 1966 in both the field and in the greenhouse.

The application of a low dosage of simazine (4 lb/A) to soil around twelve-year-old Montmorency sour …