Strawberry fields in California (9,500 ha annually) are pre-plant fumigated with methyl
bromide and chloropicrin to prevent serious soil pest and disease problems. Although soil …

A sandy loam soil was fumigated in microcosms for 24h with methyl bromide and chloropicrin
(MeBr+CP), propargyl bromide (PrBr), combinations of 1,3-dichloropropene and CP (InLine…

Slow infiltration rates constrain effective and economical irrigation in some sandy loam soils
in California. Polyacrylamide (PAM) has increased soil infiltration in some areas, especially …

Methyl bromide (MB) is a broad-spectrum soil fumigant, which has been critical in strawberry
production for forty years. Strawberry and other high-value cash crops benefit from pre-…

Commercial lettuce production requires adequate levels of nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P),
and potassium (K) to provide high-quality postharvest attributes needed for longer shelf life. …

Methyl bromide (MeBr; CH 3 Br) use for soil fumigation will be banned in 2005 due to its ozone
depleting properties. Potential alternative chemicals to replace MeBr include chloropicrin …

Beginning at least as early as 2005 and continuing through 2010, the California strawberry
industry has suffered production losses caused by soilborne fungi not previously recognized …

Pre-plant fumigation of agricultural soils with a combination of methyl bromide (MeBr) and
chloropicrin (CP) to control nematodes, soil-borne pathogens and weeds has been a common …

In risk assessment models, solid–solution partition coefficient, K d , and plant uptake factor,
PUF, are often employed to depict the fate and transport of trace elements in soils. The …

Metam sodium (sodium N-methyl dithiocarbamate, metam-Na) is widely used in agricultural
and floricultural production for controlling soilborne plant pathogens, parasitic nematodes, …