- Quinmerac is a systemic, post-emergence herbicide primarily used to control broad-leaf weeds in cereal crops, acting as a synthetic auxin.
- It functions by mimicking the natural plant hormone indole-3-acetic acid (IAA), binding to auxin receptors leading to an auxin overdose effect in susceptible plants, causing overstimulation of auxin-responsive genes and subsequent physiological disruptions
- In the higher plants, the phytotoxic effect of herbicidal auxin, or synthetic analogues of indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) involves activation of metabolic processes such as stimulation of
ethylene biosynthesis, accumulation of abscisic acid (ABA) and . . .Please Subscribe to continue reading
