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Inhibition of Carotenoid Synthesis by Fluridone and Norflurazon

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

P. G. Bartels  and
C. W. Watson
P. G. Bartels
Affiliation:
Dep. Plant Sci., Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721
C. W. Watson
Affiliation:
Dep. Plant Sci., Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721
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Abstract

Fluridone {1-methyl-3-phenyl-5-[3-(trifluromethyl)phenyl]-4(1H)-pyridinone} and norflurazon [4-chloro-5-(methylamino)-2-(α,α,α-trifluoro-m-tolyl)-3(2H)-pyridazinone] inhibited carotenoid synthesis in wheat (Triticum aestivum L. ‘Maricopa’) seedlings and caused the accumulation of colorless carotenoid precursors, phytoene, and phytofluene. These data suggested that dehydrogenation reactions following phytoene formation were inhibited by the herbicides. Chlorophyll accumulated in the treated seedlings grown under 10 lux of light but was destroyed in seedlings illuminated with 16 klux of light. Seedlings illuminated with 16 klux of light lacked chloroplast ribosomes and normal ultrastructure whereas dark grown seedlings contained pastid ribosomes and had normal etioplast ultrastructure. The disruption of the chloroplasts and loss of chlorophyll was due to the absence of carotenoids in the treated plants, which would normally act to protect the chloroplasts from photodestruction.

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Research Article
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Weed Science , Volume 26 , Issue 2 , March 1978 , pp. 198 - 203
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Copyright © 1978 by the Weed Science Society of America 

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