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Use of synthetic hormones as weed killers in tropical agriculture

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The introduction of chemical weed-control, through the use of highly effective, selective and inexpensive hormone herbicides, permits profitable crop production in the tropics where old tools and methods, combined with an increase in labor costs, have created a serious problem of eradicating the luxuriant growth of tropical weeds.

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    J. Van Overbeek (Formerly: Assistant Director)

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Van Overbeek, J. Use of synthetic hormones as weed killers in tropical agriculture. Econ Bot 1, 446–459 (1947). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02858909

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