• Journal of Embryo Transfer
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• v.27 no.2
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• pp.101-105
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• 2012

Linuron is a pesticide with a weak anti-androgenic property, which impacts male reproductive organs. In this study, to clarify whether linuron affects the cellular antioxidant system of ventral prostate, gene expression patterns of the representative antioxidant enzymes such as glutathione peroxidase (GPx), selenoprotein P (SePP), and superoxide dismutase (SOD) were investigated in the rat ventral prostates exposed to linuron using real-time RT-PCR analyses. Sprague-Dawley rats castrated at 6 weeks old were treated with linuron (25, 50, or 100 mg/kg per oral) daily for 10 days after testosterone propionate administration (0.4 mg/kg) subcutaneously. As compared to normal control animals, mRNA levels of phospholipid hydroperoxide GPx (PHGPx), SePP, and Mn SOD significantly increased in the prostates exposed to linuron (25, 50, and 100 mg/kg). However, cytosolic GPx (100 mg/kg) and Cu/Zn SOD (25, 50, and 100 mg/kg) mRNA levels significantly decreased in the ventral prostates. These results indicate that linuron upregulates the expressions of PHGPx, SePP, and Mn SOD mRNAs, but down-regulates the expressions of cytosolic GPx and Cu/Zn SOD in rat prostates, suggesting that linuron may have dual effects in the cellular antioxidant system of prostate.

• Korean Journal of Agricultural Science
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.27-32
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• 1980

In order to determine the effect of activated carbon on toxicity of linuron and napropamide to Chinese cabbage, red pepper, and tomatoes, 5 and 10kg/10a of activated carbon were applied to the soil surface prior to treatment of linuron at 50 and 75g/10a and napropamide at 150 and 225g/10a. 1. Chinese cabbage was protected from linuron injury by spraying activated carbon on the soil to adsorb and detoxify the herbicides even though it was completely killed by linuron at 50 and 75g/10a without activated carbon application. However, Chinese cabbage was not injured by napropamide at 150 and 225g/10a and thus antidotal effect by activated carbon was negligible. 2. Red pepper was greatly injured by linuron at 50 and 75g/10a, but activated carbon significantly reduced linuron injury. Napropamide at 225g/10a was slightly injurious to red pepper. Nevertheless, this injury effect was reduced by activated carbon at 5kg/10a. 3. Tomatoes were also severely injured by linuron at 75g/10a, but activated carbon prevented linuron injury to tomatoes. However, napropamide at 150 and 225g/10a were slightly injurious to tomatoes and activated carbon did not completely prevent napropamide injury to tomatoes.

• Korean Journal of Environmental Agriculture
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• v.3 no.1
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• pp.22-29
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• 1984

The Freundlich-type adsorption isotherms were obtained in this study on the adsorption of linuron, bentazon, trifluralin and butachlor by soils. A strong correlation was shown between soil organic matter content and the adsorption of linuron. Soils with high organic matter content adsorbed more linuron. There was no significant correlation between the adsorption of bentazon and clay content. There was a tendency that increase in organic matter content acts against the adsorption of bentazon. Repulsive forces seemed to exist between negatively charged soil particle surfaces and betazon molecules which become weakly charged negative ions in soil solution. Organic matter content and cation exchange capacity appeared to be enhancing the adsorption of trifluralin and butachlor. Clay content was not significantly correlated with the adsorption of these herbicides. Trifluralin was adsorptive to the greatest extent, followed by linuron and butachlor, bentazon being the least.

• Korean journal of applied entomology
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.31-38
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• 1971

Tolerance test in plastic vat, pot and fold tests were carried out to investigate the selective herbicides for soybean culture in sandy loam. The soybean plants showed great tolerance against herbicides such as Tri-allate (Avadex-BW), Alachlor (Lasso), Butachlor (Machete), Propachlor (Ramrod), Nitrofen (TOK), MO, HE-314, Nitrofen/Dinoseb(TOK/DNBP), and Chlo.oxu.on (Tenoran), and the growth was normal even when each was treated with the herbicides up to 2ft3 times of the recommended concentrations. Soybean plants showed a slight tolerance against Prometryne (Gesagard), Propazine (Gegamil), Diuron (Karmex), Metabromuron (Patoran), Linuron (Lorox) and Swep when each was treated with herbicides up to 1-2 times of the recommended concentrations. Great injury or withering was noticed due to the high sensitivity of soybean to Simazine (CAT) and to Floumetron (Cotoran). In pot and field experiments with herbicides such as Butachlor (Machete), Alachlor (Lasso), Nitrofen (TOK), Kerb, Nitrofen/Dinoseb (TOK/DNBP), Swep, Linuron (Lorox), Simazine (CAT) and PCP, the following results were obtained: Great injuries were noticed with Simazine (CAT). Also, Linuron (Lorox) and Kerb showed a slight injury at early growth stage of soybean, Nitrofen (TOK) , Nitrofen/Dinoseb (TOK/DNEP), Alachlo. (Lasso), Butachlo. (Machete) and Swep had high selectivities for soybean and no injury was noticed. With respect to herbicidal effects there was a greatly significant difference between treated plots and non-treated plots with the exception of Simaaine (CAT) plot in field test. E. crusgalli and C. sanguinalis were tolerant against Simazine(CAT) and Linuron(Lorox). Cyperus and E. annuus were tolerant against Kerb. Great herbicidal effects on grasses were observed in Alachlor (Lasso) and Butachlor (Machete) plots. Among broad-leaf weeds, P. hydropiper and C. album were tolerant against Butachlor (Machete) and Alachlor (Lasso). When soybean was treated with the herbicides such as Alachlor (Lasso) (ai. 150g/10a), Butachlor (Machete) (ai. 300g/10a), Nitrofen (TOK) (ai. 250g/10a), Linuron (Lorox) (ai. 75g/10a) once after seeding, no additional wording was required till harvest.

• KOREAN JOURNAL OF CROP SCIENCE
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• v.25 no.4
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• pp.66-72
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• 1980

Forth soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) cultivars were evaluated to determine the extent of crop injury caused by differential sensitivity of cultivars to two rates of alachlor, linuron, and metribuzin. Most cultivars were relatively tolerant of alachlor at 120 and 240g/10a and also linuron at 62.5 and 125g/10a. However, many cultivars were highly sensitive to metribuzin at 50 and 100g/10a. Some of the most sensitive cultivars were ‘Kyungnam 2’, ‘Toyosuzu’, ‘Noki 1’, ‘Iwade 2’, and ‘Hampton’. Metribuzin also showed a very narrow margin of safety to soybean cultivars.

• Korean Journal of Agricultural Science
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• v.42 no.2
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• pp.93-98
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• 2015

This study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of herbicide in winter cereal crops, barley and wheat. The efficacy of soil-applied herbicides, linuron EC and pendimethalin, thiobencarb GR was greater than that of butachlor EC. Linuron EC controlled average 95% and pendimethalin, thiobencarb GR controlled average 97% within 150 days after soil-applied treatment. When compared with untreated control, no visual injuries were detected at single and double dosage of linuron EC and pendimethalin, thiobencarb GR. The yield of barley increased in linuron EC and wheat increased in pendimethalin, thiobencarb GR treatments when compared with butachlor EC. The efficacy of foliage treatment, bentazone+propanil ME was greater than that of bentazone SL. Bentazone+propanil ME controlled average 96% in barley and 97% in wheat, within 30 days after foliage treatment. When compared with untreated control, no visual injuries were detected at single and double dosage of bentazone+propanil ME. The yield of barley and wheat increased in bentazone+propanil ME treatments when compared with bentazone SL. Based on these data, combinations of these herbicides could be applied to provide effective weed management in barley and wheat field.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• v.22 no.4
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• pp.217-220
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• 1979

Effects of nitrogen containing herbicides, Asulam(methyl-(4-aminobenzenesulphonyl)-carbamate), dimetametryne (2-methyl-4-ethylamino-6-(1,2-dimethyl propylamino)-S-triazine) and linuron (3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1-metoxy-1-methyl urea) at rates of 0.5,2,4 mg/100g soil on urease activity were studied in urea added and unadded soil by incubating at $25{\pm}1^{\circ}C$ for 80 days. The enzyme activity was somewhat suppressed by asulam and dimetametryne in soils treated with urea. Unlike the above results, the enzyme activity in soil treated with linuron was kept higher as compared with that in soil treated with urea only.

• Korean Journal of Weed Science
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• v.3 no.2
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• pp.199-207
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• 1983

To select appropriate herbicides for adzukibean and mungbean, a series of experiments was carried out in both field and pot from 1980 to 1983. Tolerance to the herbicides tested was highest in soybeans and followed by mungbean and adzukibean in the order. Pre-emergence herbicides showed relatively low phytotoxicity were chlorambem, linuron, and metribuzin for adzukibean and alachlor and butachlor for mungbean. Post-emergence herbicides showed no external phytotoxicity for adzukibean and mungbean were alloxydim, Dowco 453, fluazifop, etc.. For mungbean, terbutryn (1.5 kg, a.i./ha) which is pre-emergence herbicide showed the best weeding control efficacy but some possible phytotoxicity. Among post-emergence herbicides, acifluorfen (300 g, a.i./ha) showed the best weeding efficacy with no yield reduction though some phytotoxicity which recovered within 20 days. Compared to single herbicide application, the mixture or systemic treatments of herbicides showed much higher weeding control efficacy and seed yields: the systemic treatments of linuron (500 g, a.i./ha) / Dowco 453 (180 g, a.i./ha) or linuron (500 g, a.i./ha) / fluazufop (260 g, a.i./ha) for adzukibean and the mixture treatment of alachlor (1.31 kg, a.i./ha) / acifluorfen (150 g, a.i./ha) for mungbean, respectively.

• Korean Journal of Environmental Agriculture
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.6-12
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• 2000

This study was carried out to determine the adsorption characteristics of eight pesticides on thirty citrus orchard soil so soil samples were taken from nineteen soil series containing different fractions of organic carbon(Foc). The adsorption characteristics for eight pesticides fitted to Freundlich isotherms. The adsorption isotherms showed C-type for alachlor and chlorpyrifos, L-type for linuron and diniconazole. and S, C, and L-types for metribuzin, metolachlor, and alachlor with increasing Foc, respectively. In particular, the adsorption of chlorothalonil showed S, C, L, and H-types with increasing Foc. Distribution coefficient(Kd) values of metribuzin, metolachlor, and alachlor were below $10\;Lkg^{-1}$ and increased linearly with Foc. Kd values of linuron, diuron and chlorothalonil increased exponentially to 60, 200, and $400\;Lkg^{-1}$, respectively and those of diniconazole and chlorpyrifos increased logarithmically. Kf value. Freundlich adsorption coefficiient, increased with Kd in the same manner with Kd. Furthermore, the linearity of Kf value was larger than that of Kd value.

• KOREAN JOURNAL OF CROP SCIENCE
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• v.34 no.1
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• pp.86-91
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• 1989

Since most chemicals effect to the non-target organisms, present study was conducted to determine the effects of some herbicides to soybean nodule bacteria(Rhizobium japonicum) in vitro. Selective upland herbicides Alachlor, Linuron, Simazine and nonselective Paraquat were medicated to the YEMA media and survival rate of the bacteria in the medium was measured a week after incubation. Survival of soybean nodule bacteria in the media medicated with recommended concentration 400 ppm of Alachlor and Linuron were decreased significantly by 27.4 ％ and 57.8 ％, respectively. While little effect was observed in Simazine, a marked reduction of survival was observed in 200 ppm of Paraquat. Effects of Alachlor was different with isolates of the nodule bacteria. Isolate I -122 was relatively resistant and I -145 was more sensitive. than other isolates tested. Intermediate K-5 was the most resistant at the recommended dose and the survival dose was drastically reduced with increment of concentration. Nodule formation of the soybean plants was different with the varieties and isolates. The most nodulation was observed in the resistant isolates I -122 and K-S, for which the nodulation might be related with the resistance to the environmental stress factors.