A quick, simple, and accurate method of screening herbicide activity using green algae cell suspension cultures

Weed Science

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 555-559

  Ma, Jianyi ^a   Xu, Ligen ^b   Wang, Shufeng ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cell suspension culture; Green algae; Herbicidal activity; High throughput screening

Indexed keywords

AGROCHEMICAL; GREEN ALGA; HERBICIDE; INHIBITION; ROBOTICS;

ALGAE; CHLORELLA (CHLORELLALES); CHLORELLA (PRASIOLALES); CHLORELLA (UNCLASSIFIED CHLOROPHYCEAE); CHLORELLA (UNCLASSIFIED TREBOUXIOPHYCEAE); CHLOROPHYTA; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 11144341773     PISSN: 00431745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/0043-1745(2002)050[0555:AQSAAM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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