To Spray or Not to Spray: Soil Fumigation in Southern Forests (Spanish)
Forestry operations depend on the continuous supply of healthy tree seedlings. Seedlings are small trees grown from seeds in nurseries. To provide healthy seedlings, chemicals are applied to the soil in a procedure called soil fumigation. One of the most effective chemicals used is methyl bromide. The scientist in this study studied potential alternatives to the use of methyl bromide.
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