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Glufosinate is formulated as a racemic mixture of D,L-phosphinothricin under different commercial brands. It is often referred to as glufosinate-ammonium because the
ammonium-salt formulations are the most commonly used. - Glufosinate-ammonium is used as a non-selective herbicide for total vegetation control and as a desiccant to aid in crop harvesting.
- Glufosinate-ammonium is a phosphinic acid analogue of glutamic acid. Its herbicidal action is related to the inhibition of glutamine synthetase (Mattock, 2005). Glutamine Synthetase catalyses the reaction of ammonia (NH3) and Glutamic acid to form Glutamine in plants . . .
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