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Target Sites for Herbicide Action (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991)
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Target Sites for Herbicide Action (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991)
Series: Topics in Applied Chemistry
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The development of chemicals to selectively control the growth of
weeds has been a fascinating success story which has unfolded
largely during the last four decades. The dramatic growth of
herbicide research that followed the wartime discoveries of the
auxin-type herbicides (phenoxyalkanoic acids) resulted in a whole
range of compounds and mixtures which are used to eliminate
broad-or narrow-leaved weeds from agricultural, horticul tural, or
forestry crops. Today, the safe use of this armament of compounds
requires our understanding of their mode of action, metabolism, and
environmental persistence. The most recently developed herbicides
are highly effective inhibitors of specific enzyme systems, and
formulation may be an important factor determining their efficient
delivery at specific target sites. In this book, the major target
sites of herbicide action are discussed in Chapters 1-5, with
particular reference to photosynthesis; amino acid, lipid, and
carotenoid synthesis; and other primary target sites. The effects
of synergists or antagonists as modifiers of herbicide action are
described in Chapter 6. The importance of efficient target site
delivery as a fundamental factor in herbicide activity and
selectivity is generally recognized. Delivery of a potentially
lethal dose of active ingredient may depend on a whole range of
factors including the efficiency of application, retention,
absorption, translocation, immobilization, and detoxification.
These aspects are con sidered in the remaining chapters, with
particular reference to the pathways and mechanisms involved in the
uptake, translocation, and metabolism of soil-and foliage-applied
herbicides."
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