Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 January 2017
Aminocyclopyrachlor has provided excellent control of many perennial weedspecies including leafy spurge, but control of yellow toadflax has beeninconsistent. 14C-aminocyclopyrachlor absorption was rapid inboth leafy spurge and yellow toadflax and averaged 72% 48 h after treatment(HAT). However, translocation within the plant differed by species. More 14C translocated to the aboveground portion of yellow toadflax(28% of applied) compared to leafy spurge (16.5% of applied). There wasrapid translocation of 14C-label to the roots of both species butmore reached the belowground portion of leafy spurge than yellow toadflax.Over 12% of applied 14C translocated into leafy spurge rootswithin 24 HAT but declined to 2% by 192 HAT. In comparison, only 2% ofapplied 14C was found in yellow toadflax roots 24 HAT, and just0.15% remained in belowground plant parts by 192 HAT. The inconsistentlong-term control of yellow toadflax with aminocyclopyrachlor is likely dueto poor translocation to the root system, which would allow for rapidregrowth in this hard to control perennial species.