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Cotyledon Disc Bioassay for Certain Herbicides

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

J. F. Da Silva ,
R. O. Fadayomi  and
G. F. Warren
J. F. Da Silva
Affiliation:
Universidade Federal de Vicosa, 36570. Vicosa, M.G., Brasil
R. O. Fadayomi
Affiliation:
Dep. of Plant Science, University of Ife, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
G. F. Warren
Affiliation:
Purdue Univ., W. Lafayette, IN 47907
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Abstract

A rapid cotyledon disc bioassay developed for photosynthetic inhibitors was tested on several herbicides of different modes of action. In addition to being an excellent bioassay method for photosynthetic inhibitors it was found to be useful for the detection of diquat (6,7-dihydrodipyrido[1,2-α:2′,1′-c] pyrazine-diium ion), paraquat (1,1′-dimethyl-4,4′-dipyridinium ion), and dinoseb (2-sec-butyl-4,6-dinitrophenol). Herbicides representing several other modes of action could not be readily detected by this method.

Type
Research Article
Information
Weed Science , Volume 24 , Issue 3 , May 1976 , pp. 250 - 252
Copyright
Copyright © 1976 by the Weed Science Society of America 

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