Nonherbicidal Defoliants. II. Volume and Leaf Surface Studies with Endothall/Ethephon.
Abstract
Experiments were designed to determine if the combination of 7-oxabicyclo(2,2,1)heptane-2,3-dicarboxylic acid (endothall and (2-chloroethyl) phosphonic acid (ethephon), a nonherbicidal defoliant, applied at volumes less than runoff would effectively defoliate bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L. cv. Red Kidney) and white ash (Fraxinus americana L.) seedlings and to compare the abscission response of bean and ash to lower and upper leaf surface treatments of endothall/ethephon. Defoliation of bean and ash from endothall/ethephon volumes of one-half or one-quarter runoff was as effective as runoff. Lower leaf surface treatments on bean caused significantly more leaf drop than upper surface treatments and, although leaf abscission of white ash was no different from lower surface treatments than upper, it occurred faster. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1973
- Accession Number
- AD0768096
Entities
People
- David T. Webb
- Gerald R. Leather
- John P. Sterrett
- William E. Tozer