Meanings
nounbutachlor (uncountable)
- uncountableAn acetanilide herbicide.
The most novel attribute of AKR17A1, first reported in this study, is its capability to metabolize butachlor, a persistent rice field herbicide that adversely affects agro-ecosystem and non-target organisms.
2015 September 16, “A Novel Aldo-Keto Reductase (AKR17A1) of Anabaena sp. PCC 7120 Degrades the Rice Field Herbicide Butachlor and Confers Tolerance to Abiotic Stresses in E . coli”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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