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Uptake, Translocation and Fate of EPTC-C14 in Alfalfa

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

John D. Nalewaja
Affiliation:
North Dakota State University
Richard Behrens
Affiliation:
Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, University of Minnesota
A. R. Schmid
Affiliation:
Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, University of Minnesota
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Abstract

The fate of the C14 label in ethyl N,N-di-n-propylthiolcarbamate (EPTC) was studied following root uptake by alfalfa plants for periods of 2 and 5 days. The uptake and movement of the C14 label in alfalfa was demonstrated by means of autoradiography and measurements of radioactivity with a Geiger-Müller detector. The amount of radioactivity accumulating in plants during the 5-day uptake period was approximately twice the amount accumulating in 2 days. The autoradiographs of plants receiving the 5-day uptake treatment showed an accumulation of C14 in the youngest tissue. Radioactive CO2 was liberated by the treated plants and their extracts contained a large number of C14 labeled compounds.

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Research Article
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Weeds , Volume 12 , Issue 4 , October 1964 , pp. 269 - 272
Copyright
Copyright © 1964 Weed Science Society of America 

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