Tob. Sci., 1995, 39-15, p. 92-99, ISSN. 0082-4523
Field evaluation of transgenic tobacco cultivars resistant to oxynil herbicides
DELON R. PELISSIER B.; SAN L.H.; BORROD G.; TANCOGNE J.; FREYSSINET G.
Institut du Tabac, SEITA (Societe Nationale d'Exploitation Industrielle des Tabacs, et Allumettes), Bergerac, France; Rhone Poulenc, Secteur Agro., Lyon, France; Rhone Poulenc, Direction Scientifique, Courbevoie, France
The hydroxybenzonitrile (oxynil) herbicides (bromoxynil and ioxynil) are a family of postemergence herbicides used for dicot-weed control in cereal, onion, and garlic crops. The resistance to these herbicides in monocots appears to be due to the...