Effect of Pretreatment Environment on Herbicidal Response and Morphological Variation of Three Species.

Abstract

Three species of plants were grown under three common regimes (greenhouse, growth chamber, and field conditions) and treated with sublethal applications of (2,4-dichlorophenoxy)acetic acid (2,4-D) at different stages of growth. Pretreatment environment was found to affect growth habit and herbicide response in all species. Preliminary microscopic examinations indicate a possible relation between herbicide sensitivity and cuticle thickness as modified by environment. Investigators who cross compare plant responses from different growth habitats should take such effects into consideration. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0736335

Entities

People

  • Andrew R. Templeton
  • Woodland Hurtt

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acetic Acid
  • Biological Sciences
  • Biology
  • Earth Sciences
  • Ecology
  • Environment
  • Field Conditions
  • Greenhouses
  • Habitats
  • Herbicides
  • Interdisciplinary Science
  • Planetary Sciences
  • Sensitivity
  • Thickness

Fields of Study

  • Agricultural and Food sciences

Readers

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  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.