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Creator:: Stanger, Charles Earl, 1929-
Abstract:: Previous research has shown that specific carotenoid pigments function through oxidation-reduction reactions to protect chlorophyll from photooxidation in the presence of reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADP). The hypothesis that diuron (3-(3, 4- d chloropheny1)-1, 1-dimethylurea) initiates phytotoxicity by inhibition of NADPH synthesis was examined. All experiments were conducted in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: with DPIP. Both ascorbate and mercapto ethanol were toxic to plant tissue. Because of the toxic

Creator:: Baldwin, Richard William, 1933-
Abstract:: A study was made on the effect of CCC (2-chloroethyl)-trimethyl-ammonium chloride), a plant growth retardant, on the RNA (ribonucleic acid) content of wheat plants, It was found that the RNA content of wheat leaves generally decreased with increasing levels of CCC up to 1x10⁻⁵M. Thereafter, the RNA content again increased...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: there has deveLoped an extraordinary lnterest in plant growth regulatlon. A host of chemical compounds

Creator:: Akhavein, Ali Asghar, 1931-
Abstract:: The primary purposes of these studies were to investigate: (1) the effects of air temperature, soil moisture, and supplemental light on sprouting ability of quackgrass (Agropyron repens L. (Beauv. )) rhizome buds; (2) the influence of 2-chloroethylphosphonic acid (Ethrel) on growth, morphology, and regenerative capacity of quackgrass and field bindweed...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: growth regulators ought to be sought vigorously. In the past, several of the promising plant growth

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