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Chlorophyll Formation in Euglena as a Test for Herbicides

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

C. A. Price  and
Maria-Teresa G. Estrada
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Abstract

A system involving resting cells of Euglena gracilis provides a rapid and convenient test system for screening potential herbicides which act as inhibitors of chlorophyll synthesis. The system appears to distinguish between inhibitors of chloroplast formation, such as 3-amino-1,2,4-triazole, and inhibitors of chlorophyll formation per se, such as ethionine.

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Weeds , Volume 12 , Issue 3 , July 1964 , pp. 234 - 235
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Copyright © 1964 Weed Science Society of America 

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