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21 August 2019 Dicamba volatility in humidomes as affected by temperature and herbicide treatment
Thomas C. Mueller, Lawrence E. Steckel
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Abstract

This research examined dicamba measurements following an application to soil inside a humidome. The dicamba formulations examined were the diglycolamine (DGA) and diglycolamine plus VaporGrip® (DGA+VG), both applied with glyphosate. Post-application dicamba measurements were related to ambient temperature, with more dicamba detected as the temperature increased. There also appeared to be a minimum temperature of ∼15 C at which dicamba decreased to low levels. The addition of glyphosate to dicamba formulations decreased the spray mixture pH and increased the observed dicamba air concentrations. Adding glyphosate to DGA+VG increased detectable dicamba air concentrations by 2.9 to 9.3 times across the temperature ranges examined. Particle drift would not be expected to be a factor in the research, as applications were made remotely before treated soil was transported into the greenhouse. The most probable reason for the increased detection of dicamba at higher temperatures and with mixtures of glyphosate is via volatility.

Nomenclature: Dicamba; diglycolamine (DGA); VaporGrip® (VG)

© Weed Science Society of America, 2019. This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the same Creative Commons licence is included and the original work is properly cited. The written permission of Cambridge University Press must be obtained for commercial re-use.
Thomas C. Mueller and Lawrence E. Steckel "Dicamba volatility in humidomes as affected by temperature and herbicide treatment," Weed Technology 33(4), 541-546, (21 August 2019). https://doi.org/10.1017/wet.2019.36
Received: 4 March 2019; Accepted: 23 April 2019; Published: 21 August 2019
KEYWORDS
drift
LC MS
non-target
pesticide
vapor drift
volatility
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