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Pathways and Mechanisms of Uptake of Foliage-Applied Herbicides with Particular Reference to the Role of Surfactants

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Target Sites for Herbicide Action

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The activity of a foliage-applied herbicide depends upon its effect on the target enzyme(s), and, in turn, this must be influenced by the efficiency of target site delivery. It is well known that delivery is influenced by a series of interrelated factors including the efficiency of cuticle retention and penetration, absorption into the leaf tissues, and possibly translocation from the absorption site. Immobilization or metabolism of the active ingredient (a.i.) at any stage may reduce the concentration reaching the target site. Interspecies differences in activity (selectivity) of a herbicidal compound may be due to variation in the rate or efficiency of any of these processes. In this chapter, the mechanism and factors influencing cuticle wetting, retention, and penetration prior to absorption into the leaf tissues will be considered, with particular reference to the role of surfactants. The processes and factors determining the transport of the a.i. away from the absorption site are reviewed in Chapter 9.

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Kirkwood, R.C. (1991). Pathways and Mechanisms of Uptake of Foliage-Applied Herbicides with Particular Reference to the Role of Surfactants. In: Kirkwood, R.C. (eds) Target Sites for Herbicide Action. Topics in Applied Chemistry. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-2433-9_8

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