Maleic_hydrazide

Maleic hydrazide

Maleic hydrazide

Chemical compound

Maleic hydrazide, often known by the brand name Fazor is a plant growth regulator that reduces growth through preventing cell division but not cell enlargement.[1][2] It is applied to the foliage of potato, onion, garlic and carrot crops to prevent sprouting during storage.[3] It can also be used to control volunteer potatoes that are left in the field during harvesting.[4] It was first identified in the 1940s but was not used commercially in the United Kingdom until 1984. The banning of chlorpropham as a sprout suppressant in 2019 has led renewed interest in how maleic hydrazide can be used in potatoes.[5]

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References

  1. [1]
    Schoene, D. L.; Hoffmann, O. L. (1949-06-10). "Maleic Hydrazide, a Unique Growth Regulant". Science. 109 (2841): 588–590. Bibcode:1949Sci...109..588S. doi:10.1126/science.109.2841.588-a. PMID 17835381.
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    Nooden, Larry D. (February 1969). "The Mode of Action of Maleic Hydrazide: Inhibition of Growth". Physiologia Plantarum. 22 (2): 260–270. doi:10.1111/j.1399-3054.1969.tb07375.x. hdl:2027.42/74891.
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    "Peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance maleic hydrazide". EFSA Journal. 14 (6). June 2016. doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2016.4492.
  4. [4]
    Buckley, Denis (August 2006). "Maleic Hydrazide in potato volunteer control" (PDF). British Potato Council. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
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    Cunnington, Adrian (May 2019). "Maleic hydrazide as a potato sprout suppressant" (PDF). AHDB Potatoes. Retrieved 8 June 2021.


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