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Root Disfunction in Honeyvine Milkweed Caused by 2,4-D

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

H. D. Coble and
F. W. Slife
H. D. Coble
Affiliation:
Department of Agronomy, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois
F. W. Slife
Affiliation:
Department of Agronomy, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois
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Abstract

Foliar applications of (2,4-dichlorophenoxy)acetic acid (2,4-D) to both field- and greenhouse-grown honeyvine milkweed (Ampelamus albidus (Nutt.) Britt.) caused 22% and 36% reduction in starch in roots at 2 and 3 days after treatment, respectively. No changes in soluble sugars occurred during the period, but protein had increased by 35% and 80% on the two respective dates. No increase in α-amylase was measured. Leakage of nucleotides and α-amylase from root sections began 2 days after treatment. A 20 to 30-fold increase in cellulase activity occurred in roots of treated plants starting 2 days after treatment.

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Weed Science , Volume 19 , Issue 1 , January 1971, pp. 1 - 3
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Copyright © Weed Science Society of America 

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