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research article

New soil fumigant: Increased growth of crop plants with weed killer of low toxicity to humans

authors

Jack L. Bivins, University of California
Anton M. Kofranek, University of California

publication information

California Agriculture 9(9):6-6. DOI: 10.3733/ca.v009n09p6. September 1955.

author affiliations

Jack L. Bivins is Farm Advisor, Santa Barbara County, University of California. Anton M. Kofranek is Assistant Professor of Floriculture, University of California, Los Angeles;

abstract

Abstract Not Available – First paragraph follows:

A new soil fumigant—vapam—proved to be an effective weed killer in column stocks—Matthiola incana—in Santa Barbara County tests conducted during the fall and winter of 1954–55.

author notes

The above progress report is based on Research Project No. 4124.