Effect of selected herbicides in vitro and in soil on growth and development of soil fungi from oil palm plantation

• Main Authors: Mohd Zain, Nur Masirah, Mohamad, Rosli, Sijam, Kamaruzaman, Morshed, Md. Mahbub, Awang, Yahya
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Friends Science Publishers 2013
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/49539/1/Effect%20of%20selected%20herbicides%20in%20vitro%20and%20in%20soil%20on%20growth%20and%20development%20of%20soil%20fungi%20from%20oil%20palm%20plantation.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/49539/; http://www.fspublishers.org/Issue.php?categoryID=117

Herbicides are commonly used in integrated weed management programs in oil palm plantation. Their usage not only controls the weed populations but also affects microbial populations especially fungi in soil, and hence modify soil biochemical and biological processes critical for ecosystem functionin...