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Evidence for Hydrolysis of Esters of 2,4-D during Absorption by Plants

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

A. S. Crafts
A. S. Crafts*
Affiliation:
University of California, Davis, California
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It has been recognized for some time that although short-chain alkyl esters of 2,4-D are very toxic, they do not translocate so well as the parent acid or the heavy esters. Two very plausible reasons for this are apparent: (1) These compounds, being highly lipoid soluble, dissolve readily in plant cuticle, and other lipoid phases, and tend to be held in this phase; (2) penetrating rapidly, these compounds are highly toxic to the treated leaves. This contact toxicity kills the mesophyll and fine vascular bundles of the leaf and stops translocation.

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Research Article
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Weeds , Volume 8 , Issue 1 , January 1960 , pp. 19 - 25
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Copyright © 1960 Weed Science Society of America 

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