In search of new herbicidal inhibitors of the non-mevalonate pathway

Pest Management Science

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 559-563

  Witschel, Matthias ^a   Röhl, Franz ^a   Niggeweg, Ricarda ^a   Newton, Trevor ^a  

^a BASF SE   (Germany)

Author keywords

DXS; Herbicide; High throughput screening; IspC; IspD; IspE; IspF; Methylerytritol pathway; Non mevalonate pathway

Indexed keywords

HERBICIDE; TERPENE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ENZYME; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HERBICIDE; PHOSPHATE; PLANT COMMUNITY; SUBSTRATE;

CHEMISTRY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

HERBICIDES; PLANT PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS; TERPENES;

EID: 84876168611     PISSN: 1526498X     EISSN: 15264998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ps.3479     Document Type: Review

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