Herbicide Activity: Toxicology, Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyR. Michael Roe, James Dale Burton, Ronald J. Kuhr Developments in the understanding of herbicide activity and toxicology have expanded tremendously in the past fifteen years. Research on the mechanism of action of most major classes of herbicide chemistry has provided scientists with excellent insight into enzyme targets. More recently, developments in molecular biology have provided information about herbicide action at the genetic level. Less well understood are the toxicological aspects of herbicide activity that culminate in plant injury or death. Toxicology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Herbicide Activity is a review of the recent literature on most of the major classes of herbicide chemistry in commercial use. The chapters include information about different aspects of herbicide activity related to photosynthesis, inhibition of amino acid biosynthesis, disruption of cell division and microtubule assembly, activity of phytohormone (auxin) mimics, inhibition of fatty acid biosynthesis and some developments in the understanding of herbicide resistance. |
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Böger Peter Department of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry University of Konstanz | 1 |
Dayan Franck E USDA ARS NPURU National Center for the Development | 11 |
Inhibitors of EPSP Synthase Glutamine Synthetase and Histidine Synthesis | 37 |
Acetohydroxyacid Synthase Inhibitors | 69 |
Mechanism of Action of Natural Auxins and the Auxinic Herbicides | 111 |
Recent Advances and Opportunities | 143 |
Physiological Biochemical and Molecular Aspects of Herbicide Resistance | 159 |
AcetylCoenzyme A Carboxylase Inhibitors | 172 |
Burton | 187 |
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