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Influence of 3,3a-Dihydro-2-(p-methoxyphenyl)-8H-pyrazolo-(5,1-a)isoindol-8-one on Xylem Formation in Honey Mesquite

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

Philip R. Morey*
Affiliation:
Dep. of Biol., Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock, TX 79409

Abstract

DPX 1840 [3,3a-dihydro-2-(p-methoxyphenyl)-8H-pyrazolo-(5,1-a)isoindol-8-one] modified xylem development in honey mesquite [Prosopis juliflora (Swartz) DC. var. glandulosa (Torr.) Cockerell] by causing the formation of an essentially fiberless wood. More than 90% of the axial cells on the xylem side of the vascular cambium differentiated as parenchyma. These cells contained large quantities of starch and were similar in structure to the sapwood parenchyma of untreated seedlings. DPX 1840 treatment also brought about the release of basal stem buds and may be potentially useful in woody brush control.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © 1974 by the Weed Science Society of America 

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