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Increase in nutritionally important sweet corn kernel carotenoids following Mesotrione and atrazine applications.
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry - 22 Jul 2009
Kopsell Dean A, Armel Gregory R, Mueller Thomas C, Sams Carl E, Deyton Dennis E, McElroy J Scott, Kopsell David E
Abstract excerpt
The herbicide mesotrione inhibits a critical enzyme, phytoene desaturase, in plant carotenoid biosynthesis. Mesotrione is currently labeled for selective weed control in sweet corn ( Zea mays var. rugosa). Mesotrione applied alone, or in mixtures with the photosystem II inhibitor atrazine, acted to increase concentrations of kernel antheraxanthin, lutein, and zeaxanthin carotenoids in several sweet corn...
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