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A novel role of ethephon in controlling the noxious weed Ipomoea cairica (Linn.) Sweet.
Scientific reports - 18 Jun 2015
Sun Zhong-Yu, Zhang Tai-Jie, Su Jin-Quan, Chow Wah Soon, Liu Jia-Qin, Chen Li-Ling, Li Wei-Hua, Peng Shao-Lin, Peng Chang-Lian
Abstract excerpt
Several auxin herbicides, such as 2, 4-D and dicamba, have been used to eradicate an exotic invasive weed Ipomoea cairica in subtropical China, but restraining the re-explosion of this weed is still a challenge. Since ethylene is one of the major intermediate functioning products during the eradication process, we explored the possibility, mechanism and efficiency of using ethephon which can release ethylene to...
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