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Influence of Different Carriers Upon the Inhibitory Properties of Growth-Regulatory Sprays

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

W. B. Ennis Jr.
W. B. Ennis Jr.*
Affiliation:
Mississippi Agricultural Experiment Station, State College, Miss.
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Several workers have reported that the activity of certain plant-growth regulators is influenced by the particular carrier employed in applying the materials to the plants. The compound 2,4-D is more inhibitory to Kidney bean plants when applied in a Carbowax 1500 aqueous solution than in wholly aqueous solution. The inhibitory effectiveness of oil sprays of 2,4-D is reduced little by rainfall whereas wholly aqueous sprays may be rendered almost noneffective by rainfall a few minutes after treatment. Rice has reported a greater amount of absorption of NH4 2,4-D by leaves when Carbowax 1500 is included in aqueous solutions than occurs when wholly aqueous solutions are employed. The results presented herein are from additional studies on the effects of different carriers and formulations on the inhibitory properties of selected plant growth-regulators.

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Research Article
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Weeds , Volume 1 , Issue 1 , October 1951 , pp. 43 - 47
Copyright
Copyright © 1951 Weed Science Society of America 

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