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Ammonium Nitrate and Phosphoric Acid Increase 2,4,5-T Absorption by Tree Leaves

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

Homer A. Brady*
Affiliation:
Alexandria Timber Manage. Res. Proj., So. Forest Exp. Sta., U. S. Dep. of Agr. Forest Serv., Pineville, Louisiana

Abstract

Addition of ammonium nitrate greatly increased the absorption of solutions of the isooctyl ester of (2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy)acetic acid (2,4,5-T) by sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua L.), post oak (Quercus stellata Wangenh.), red maple (Acer rubrum L.), and loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) leaves. Phosphoric acid alone and mixed with ammonium nitrate caused less increase. Ammonium nitrate speeded translocation of the herbicide in post oak but not in the other species.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © 1970 Weed Science Society of America 

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