Vol. 15—1961 - NorthEastern Weed Science Society

72.
Three points remaining to be claritied ar~'; 1) to what extent
does translocation of diphenamid occur, 2) bow is diphenamid
metabol ized, and 3) what iEt the. baa.i" .for. eelec1Jive ac.tion (i.e.,
do tolerant' speci~s taU to,4bsQrb diphenamid, oJ' is the chemical
abeor.bed but without ettect)? Chemical and trac.r":studies are>
.::no~un~erway which should elucidatetht"Se points.
'SWUlarz
1."" H.N-dimethyl-d'\.,.-d1pbenylacet&Jilide, tormerly L-34314,
now tentatively nameddipben_id, was.tound.to possess desirable
berbicidal actiVity in the field against seedling grasses and
many broadlea! weeds at 4 t{) 8 lbs/A. . ". ".'
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2. Tomatoes)" aJ.talf'":a.,·: soybean_, oot"t'on, and a number ot
vegetab-~, erop,a h-..veno1ibeen damt{g:ed bydipbenamid. at",application
rates. which have given .gocd ••• deontrol.· ,
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