Soil solarization disinfestation

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Figure 2. Effect of soil disinfestation with methyl bromide (MB), solarization, autoclaving and treatment with TMTD and fentin acetate (FA), on the degradation of MBC that was added at 10 Ug/g soil. The fungicides TMTD and FA were added at 20 Ug/g soil.

Soil disinfestation with methyl bromide, vapam, or by solarization controlled degradation of certain pesticides such as EPTC to various degrees (13). Apparently some of the degraders were not affected by these biocides, a fact that was reflected by partial reduction in degradation of EPTC, when compared with the stronger inhibitory effect in sterile soil. 

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