PHOTOSENSITIZED HERBICIDAL ACTION |
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| Authors: | A. Zweig G. W. Nachtigall |
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| Affiliation: | Chemical Research Division, American Cyanamid Company, Stamford, Connecticut 06904, U.S.A. |
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| Abstract: | Abstract— The herbicidal action produced by the colorless hydrocarbon fluoranthene sprayed on the leaves of growing plants does not occur when UV radiation is removed from the light to which the plants are exposed. If the UV component of the light under which the plants are grown is augmented, the herbicidal effect of fluoranthene is increased. The mechanism of this photodynamic action is discussed. |
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