Accession Number:

AD0726368

Title:

Herbicidal Treatment Effect of 2,4-D on Carbohydrate Levels of Alligatorweed,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE FORT LAUDERDALE FL CROPS RESEARCH DIV

Personal Author(s):

• Weldon, L. W.
• Blackburn, R. D.

Report Date:

1968-05-01

Pagination or Media Count:

13.0

Abstract:

Propylene glycol butyl ether esters of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid were applied to floating alligatorweed Alternanthera philoxeroids Mart.Griseb. and the level of carbohydrates was determined in the underwater stems. The chemical was applied at 4 and 8 1bA on five application dates during a growing season at two sites. One month after initial application, the readily acid-hydrolyzable carbohydrates had been depleted by an average of 23.8 in a tidal area and 14.5 in a non-flowering area. Throughout the growing season, carbohydrates were higher in a non-flowing area. Author

Descriptors:

• *HERBICIDES
• *CARBOHYDRATES
• *PLANTS(BOTANY)
• TOXICITY
• PEST CONTROL

Subject Categories:

• Toxicology
• Pesticides Pollution and Control

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE