Experiments were carried out to obtain some informations on the properties of 3, 4-dichloropropionanilide (propanil) and some analogous chemicals, i. e.
N-chloro-3, 4-dichloropropionanilide (
N-Cl-propanil),
N-methyl-3, 4-dichloropropionanilide (
N-CH
3-propanil), 3, 4-dichlorocyclopropane-carboxanilide (cypromid),
N-(3-chloro-4-methylphenyl)-2-methylpentamide (solan), methyl
N-(3, 4-dichlorophenyl) carbamate (swep) and isopropyl
N-(3-chlorophenyl) carbamate (CIPC).
In foliar application, barnyardgrass and radish were injured seriously by propanil,
N-Cl-propanil, solan, cypromid and swep. Rice plant was rather resistant to swep but injured by solan and cypromid.
N-Cl-propanil has selective phytotoxicity on rice plant as well as propanil.
N-CH
3-propanil and CIPC showed weak injury to both rice plant and barnyardgrass.
Hill reaction of spinach chloroplast was strongly inhibited by propanil (I
50=2.2×10
-6M),
N-Cl-propanil (I
50=2.8×10
-6M), cypromid (I
50=1.3×10
-6M), solan (I
50=1.1×10
-6M) and swep (I
50=3.3×10
-6M) but slightly affected by
N-CH
3-propanil (I
50=7.5×10
-4M) and CIPC (I
50=1×10
-4M).
Photosynthesis of rice plant and barnyardgrass was inhibited completely soon after the foliar application of cypromid, solan,
N-CH
3-propanil and swep. The inhibition in both plants treated by
N-CH
3-propanil recovered soon, whereas in the case of solan and cypromid few recovery was observed. Rice plant treated by swep showed considerable recovery in photosynthetic activity although rice homogenate could not hydrolize swep molecule.
Rice leaf homogenates hydrolized only propanil and
N-Cl-propanil.
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