Plant Stem - Relation To Xenobiotics

Relation To Xenobiotics

Foreign chemicals such as air pollutants, herbicides and pesticides can damage stem structures. In the case of herbicides many chemicals act by surficial effects, and other agents cause damage through uptake of the chemical herbicide, which is typically a complex organic chemical.

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