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The effect of a chemical soil sterilizing agent on the subsequent development of tomato plants
Author(s) -
Western J. H.,
Stewart R.
Publication year - 1943
Publication title -
annals of applied biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1744-7348
pISSN - 0003-4746
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-7348.1943.tb06717.x
Subject(s) - biology , active ingredient , ingredient , chemical agents , yield (engineering) , sterilization (economics) , horticulture , botany , agronomy , food science , biochemical engineering , materials science , pharmacology , monetary economics , economics , engineering , metallurgy , foreign exchange market , foreign exchange
An account is given of the effect on the development of tomato plants of a chemical soil sterilizer containing orthodichlorbenzene and an emulsifying agent of the sulphonated oil type. The symptoms are described and an account is given of an experimental study of the effect of the treatment on growth and yield: the latter showed a considerable decrease. The injurious ingredient was shown to be orthodichlorbenzene.