Chapter 15: MOA Part 1: Lipid Synthesis Inhibitors & Seedling Shoot Growth Inhibitors
15.1 Objectives
Learning Objectives
After completing this chapter, you will be able to:
- Demonstrate how to use the “Take Action” Site of Action classification scheme when choosing herbicides, including Site of Action designation on herbicide labels.
- Describe the role of fatty acids in plant cells.
- Compare fatty acid synthesis and fatty acid elongation, distinguishing between ACCase and elongase enzymes.
- Describe the symptoms seen in susceptible plants to the Lipid Synthesis Inhibitors.
- Describe the symptoms seen in susceptible plants to the Seedling Shoot Growth Inhibitors.
- Summarize weed resistance findings to both the Lipid Synthesis Inhibitors and the Seedling Shoot Growth Inhibitors.
- Define vocabulary words: mode of action, site of action, ACCase, cross resistance, Dims/Fops, long chain fatty acids, safener