Herbicides & their mechanisms of action (Sheffield biological sciences vol 6)

This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date treatment of the mechanisms of action of herbicides, their selectivity and their environmental fate. Authors emphasize applied aspects of the subject and concentrate on the developments of the last decade.

Challenges for herbicide development. The role of cytochrome P450 enzymes in herbicide metabolism. The role of glutathione-S-transferases in herbicide metabolism. The molecular basis of herbicide resistance. Herbicide resistance in grasses. Natural products and herbicide discovery. The bioherbicide approach, using phytopathogens to control weeds. Actions of herbicides in mixtures. The mode of action of quinclorac. The mode of action of isoxaflutole. Plant molecular biology for herbicide-tolerant crops and discovery of new herbicide targets.