• Korean Journal of Weed Science
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.75-80
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• 1993

Root absorption, translocation and metabolism studies of $^{14}C$-bensulfuron in rice and Cyperus serotinus Rottb. were conducted to determine their selective mode of action. Rice absorbed a greater amount of bensulfron than Cyperus serotinus. The translocation rates of bensulfuron from roots into shoots were much faster in Cyperus serotinus than rice plants. The metabolic rate of bensulfuron was very fast in rice plants, but slow in Cyperus serotinus and therefore, the amount of parent bensulfuron remained in the shoots after 12 hours absorption was greater in Cyperus serotinus than rice. In conclusion, this studies indicated that Cyperus serotinus was susceptible to bensulfuron because of the slower metabolic rate and fast translocation rate, but tolerance of rice might be caused by faster metabolic rate in plants.

• Korean Journal of Weed Science
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.321-328
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• 1995

Absorption, translocation, and metabolism study of $^{14}C$-bensulfuron were conducted to determine selectivity and herbicidal action of bensulfuron in two rice cultivars and three paddy weeds at different temperatures. 1. Absorption of $^{14}C$-bensulfuron was greater at 30/$25^{\circ}C$ than at 25/$20^{\circ}C$ and also in cv. Sangpung than in cv. Samgang, and Cyperus serotinus and Sagittaria pygmaea showed greater amount of absorption than Echinochloa crus-galli. 2. Translocation rate of bensulfuron was higher at 30/$25^{\circ}C$ than at 25/$20^{\circ}C$ and also in cv. Sangpung than in cv. Samgang, and C. serotinus showed highest translocation rate followed by the S. pygmaea and E. crus-galli. 3. In metabolism study, concentration of parent compound in rice plants was greater in cv. Sangpung which was susceptible to bensulfuron than in cv. Samgang. More amount of parent compound was distributed in shoots and root of C. serotinus and S. pygmaea than E. crus-galli. 4. It may suggested that sensitivity to bensulfuron between rice cultivars may be due to different inactivation metabolic ability and phytotoxicity of rice increased at high temperature since higher amount of bensulfuron was absorbed. Higher herbicidal activity of bensulfuron may caused by higher absorption and translocation in three weed species at high temperature.