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effect of toxaphene, camphene, and cedar oil on methyl parathion residues on cotton

  • 출판일1999.03
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  • 등록일 2016.11.02
  • 조회수 345
for many years methyl parathion (mp) has been the major insecticide applied to cotton in the united states. often, mp has been applied in combination with toxaphene (tox) and evidence has been obtained that mp:tox combinations are more effective than mp alone for the control of helliothis pests of cotton. it is possible that the major present usefulness of tox lies not in its insecticidal properties, but in its effects on the persistence of mp. a recent report has suggested that tox is mutagenic. since tox may soon be unavailable for field use, a study was undertaken to quantitate the effect of tox on mp residues substitutes that might replace tox as an mp additive. the paper discusses materials, methods and results of the study