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Herbicide-Induced Ethylene Production: Role of the Gas in Sublethal Doses of 2,4-D

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

F. B. Abeles
F. B. Abeles*
Affiliation:
Plant Sciences Laboratory, Fort Detrick, Frederick, Maryland
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Abstract

Ethylene production was stimulated by 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) from light-grown corn (Zea mays L., var. XL-15) and soybeans (Glycine max Merr., var. Hawkeye). Ethylene had an inhibitory effect on the growth of corn and soybeans, but a reversal of the ethylene effect could not be clearly demonstrated using the competitive inhibitor, carbon dioxide. Ethylene did not mimic the ability of 2,4-D to cause growth curvatures. It was concluded that ethylene played a role in the activity of sublethal amounts of 2,4-D.

Type
Research Article
Information
Weed Science , Volume 16 , Issue 4 , October 1968 , pp. 498 - 500
Copyright
Copyright © Weed Science Society of America 

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