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Plant Growth Regulator Activity of Optical Isomers of DMPA

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

T. W. Holmsen
T. W. Holmsen*
Affiliation:
Biochemical Research Laboratory, The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Michigan
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Abstract

The herbicide O-(2,4-dichlorophenyl) O-methyl isopropylphosphoramidothioate (DMPA) contains an asymmetric tetracovalent phosphorus. The d-isomer is much less active and the l-isomer more active than dl-DMPA in inhibiting seedling grass growth. Furthermore, low levels of dl-DMPA stimulate root growth of seedling wheat (Triticum vulgare L., var. Soft winter).

Type
Research Article
Information
Weed Science , Volume 17 , Issue 2 , April 1969 , pp. 187 - 188
Copyright
Copyright © 1969 Weed Science Society of America 

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