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The Persistence of 2,4-D in Cotton when Applied with Desiccants

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

J. R. Corbett
Affiliation:
Department of Plant Biology, College of Agriculture, Rutgers, The State University, New Brunswick, New Jersey
Charles S. Miller
Affiliation:
Department of Plant Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
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Abstract

Cotton plants were treated with 2,4-D-2-C-14 (2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid) applied with pentachlorophenol and arsenic acid. Seed kernels and regrowth leaves were extracted and various components of the extracts were applied to leaf surfaces and injected into the stems of cotton seedlings. Results indicated that 2,4-D itself and/or a metabolite of 2,4-D, were responsible for the persistence of the 2,4-D stimulus in cotton.

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Copyright © 1966 Weed Science Society of America 

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