Effects of Herbicides on Seedlings of the Red Mangrove. Rhizophora Mangle L

Application of 0.44 kg/ha 2,4-D and 0.16 kg/ha picloram in combination impaired development of red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) seedlings. Higher treatments caused desiccation of leaves and cortical destruction in roots. Herbicides were translocated to all parts of the plant and residues were greate...

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Published inBioscience Vol. 23; no. 6; pp. 361 - 364
Main Authors Rhizophora, Mangle L., Walsh, Gerald E., Barrett, Regina, Cook, Gary H., Hollister, Terrence A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published American Institute of Biological Sciences 01.06.1973
Subjects
Defoliation
Estuaries
Forest ecology
Herbicides
Hypochromic anemia
Hypocotyls
Leaves
Mangrove forests
Plants
Research Reports
Seedlings
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Summary:Application of 0.44 kg/ha 2,4-D and 0.16 kg/ha picloram in combination impaired development of red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) seedlings. Higher treatments caused desiccation of leaves and cortical destruction in roots. Herbicides were translocated to all parts of the plant and residues were greatest in the upper leaves and hypocotyl.
ISSN:0006-3568
1525-3244
DOI:10.2307/1296515