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Effect of Several Herbicides on Proteolytic Activity of Squash Seedlings

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

Floyd M. Ashton ,
Donald Penner  and
Sigmar Hoffman
Floyd M. Ashton
Affiliation:
Department of Botany, University of California, Davis
Donald Penner
Affiliation:
Department of Botany, University of California, Davis
Sigmar Hoffman
Affiliation:
Department of Botany, University of California, Davis
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Abstract

The proteolytic activity of the cotyledons of squash (Cucurbita maxima Duchesne) increases several fold during germination. The different herbicides varied widely in their ability to inhibit this increase. An attempt was made to correlate this inhibition with inhibition of growth. A direct correlation was evident only when the inhibition of proteolytic activity was severe or very slight to nonexistent.

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Weed Science , Volume 16 , Issue 2 , April 1968 , pp. 169 - 171
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Copyright © Weed Science Society of America 

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