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The Fate of Long Chain Esters of 2,4-D in Plants

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

D. James Morré
Affiliation:
Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Purdue University
B. J. Rogers
Affiliation:
Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Purdue University
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Esters of the chlorophenoxyacetic acids are generally considered to be more phy to toxic than the acid or acid salts. Hence the esters have found wide use in herbicidal formulations. Much research has been done on the mode of action of plant growth regulators, but the fate of neutral derivatives of active acids has received little attention, even though an acid side chain is one of the molecular requirements for growth substance activity.

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Copyright © 1960 Weed Science Society of America 

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