A novel thiazolidinone herbicide is a potent inhibitor of glucose incorporation into cell wall material†

…, G Mitchell, LS Edwards, MP Langford…

Index: Sharples; Hawkes; Mitchell; Edwards; Langford; Langton; Rogers; Townson; Wang Pesticide Science, 1998 , vol. 54, # 4 p. 368 - 376

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Abstract

Abstract 5-tert-Butyl-carbamoyloxy-3-(3-trifluoromethyl) phenyl-4-thiazolidinone (compound 1), a representative of a novel class of thiazolidinone herbicides, shows potential for the pre- emergence control of grasses and small-seeded broad-leaved weeds in crops such as soyabean. This compound powerfully inhibited the growth and lateral branching of the roots of agar-grown seedlings of susceptible species but had no apparent effect on the growth ...