Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2011
Abstract
Growth rate, fluorescence and stomatal conductance, in zea was examined to determine the effects of artificial auxin, 2-4-d, on common crop plants. We measured florescence, growth rate, and stomatal conductance. Low concentrations of 2,4-D increased light-adapted fluorescence, anthocyanin levels and height of zea maize. A high concentration of 2,4-D increased anthocyanin levels, but also caused decreased fluorescence and height and spindliness to occur. It appears 2,4-D is only beneficial to monocot crop plants in low quantities. We cannot accurately comment on the accuracy of our data, however, due to several potential sources of error.
Recommended Citation
Thompson, Caitlin; Patrick, Lori; Osbourne, Acacia; and Brock, Katrina, "Effects of 2, 4-D on Zea maize Physiology" (2011). Pepperdine University, Featured Research. Paper 33.
https://digitalcommons.pepperdine.edu/sturesearch/33