Citation:

9 Physiological aspects of herbicidal action. 1968. Pages 146-163. Chapter 9. In: Charles E Palm (editor). Weed Control, Principles of plant and animal pest control. Volume 2. National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences, Washington DC, 471 pages.

Keywords: penetration and movement of herbicides in plants, shoot penetration, root penetration, movement from site of uptake to site of action, herbicidal action within plants, morphological and anatomical effects, effects on uptake of water and nutrients, effects on photosynthesis, effects on respiration, interaction with nucleic acid and protein metabolism, interaction with plant hormones and growth regulators, effects on enzymes, metabolism of herbicides by plants, detoxification and degradation, metabolic activation