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Some Biochemical Aspects of the Mechanisms of Herbicidal Activity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

Clanton C. Black Jr.  and
Larry Myers
Clanton C. Black Jr.
Affiliation:
Charles F. Kettering Research Laboratory, Yellow Springs, Ohio
Larry Myers
Affiliation:
Charles F. Kettering Research Laboratory, Yellow Springs, Ohio
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Abstract

A discussion is presented on some mechanisms whereby certain plant growth-regulating materials may exert their activity on plants. A discussion of photosynthesis is developed on the basis of two light reactions being involved in the photosynthetic process. Herbicides which may be active in photosynthesis are considered in relation to their site and mode of action. Current theories of nucleic acid metabolism and protein synthesis are presented and certain inhibitors of these processes are discussed and the possible involvement of plant growth-regulators is considered.

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Weeds , Volume 14 , Issue 4 , October 1966 , pp. 331 - 338
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Copyright © 1966 Weed Science Society of America 

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