A perspective on the role of quantitative structure-activity and structure-property relationships in herbicide discovery

Pest Management Science

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 513-518

  Clark, Robert D ^a  

^a Simulations Plus Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Herbicide discovery; QSAR; QSPR; Quantitative structure activity relationship; Quantitative structure property relationship

Indexed keywords

HERBICIDE;

CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG DEVELOPMENT; DRUG EFFECT; HERBICIDE RESISTANCE; NOTE; PHYSIOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; WEED;

DRUG DISCOVERY; HERBICIDE RESISTANCE; HERBICIDES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PLANT WEEDS; QUANTITATIVE STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 84858037135     PISSN: 1526498X     EISSN: 15264998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ps.3256     Document Type: Note

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