Experiment 1024900

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PropertyValue
Pharmacology
OrganismMentha arvensis (LAMIACEAE)
CitationVISUTTIPITAKUL,S: PROMMA,W:. (1982). STUDY ON WEEDING IN MINT PLANTATION.I. MINT YIELD AS AFFECTED BY VARIOUS RATES OF TERBACIL HERBICIDE APPLICATION.. ()
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Compound isolated
DiseaseTERBACIL HERBICIDE AT THE RATE OF 0,80,160,240, 320 AND 640 GM/RAI WERE APPLIED AS PRE-EMERGENCE TREATMENT ON MINT PLANTATION IN THAILAND. THE RESULTS SHOWED THAT 160 GM/RAI OF HERBICIDE APPLICATION GAVE THE HIGHEST FRESH AND DRY WEIGHTS AND TOTAL OIL PRODUCTION AT THE FIRST HARVEST. THE 240 GM/RAI TREATMENT GAVE SIMILAR RESULTS IN THE 2ND HARVEST. THE HIGHEST RATE OF HERBICIDE 640 GM/RAI INHIBITED GROWTH RATE OF MINT PLANT AND 50% OF MINT PLANTS WERE KILLED WITHIN 2 WEEKS AFTER THE APPLICATION. HOWEVER, THE PERCENTAGE OF OIL CONTENT WAS INCREASED WITH INCREASING RATE OF HERBICIDE. RESULTS FROM THE EXPERIMENT ALSO SHOWED THAT APPLYING HERBICIDE AT THE RATES OF 80 UP TO 320 GM/RAI WAS PROFITABLE.
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