Tolerance of mung bean (Vigna radiata (l.) wilczek) to lactic acid, a potential herbicide: Growth and morphology

• Main Authors: Sumalapao, Derick Erl P., Tuppil, Caireen G., Urtula, Anton Angelo C., Valdestamon, Duane M., Villanueva, Leoncia Marie D., Ledesma, Nadine Adellia A.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2018
• Subjects: Natural pesticides; Lactic acid; Mung bean—Morphology; Mung bean—Growth; Herbicides; Plants—Effect of herbicides on; Biology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/2312
• Institution: De La Salle University

Lactic acid is used as an environmentally safe herbicide against a variety of grass and broadleaf weed species. However, it was found to be toxic to certain leguminous weeds and may also be toxic to important legume crops including mung bean. The effect of varying concentrations of lactic acid on th...