Action mechanisms of acetolactate synthase-inhibiting herbicides

Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 89-96

  Zhou, Qingyan ^a   Liu, Weiping ^b   Zhang, Yongsong ^a   Liu, Kevin K ^c  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Branched chain amino acids; Enzyme; Imidazolinone; Mechanism; Sulfonylurea

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548188940     PISSN: 00483575     EISSN: 10959939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2007.04.004     Document Type: Review

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