[APWG] NEWS: Sunlight transforms phragmite toxin
Olivia Kwong
plant at plantconservation.org
Wed Jul 22 07:40:34 CDT 2009
http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/20090722/NEWS01/907220408
Sunlight transforms phragmite toxin
By Molly Murray . The News Journal . July 22, 2009
LEWES -- In the world of plants, phragmites is the master of defense -- a
super weed that can kill off rivals with a toxin secreted by its roots.
But a University of Delaware research team has found that the toxin is
even more destructive than originally suspected -- thanks to a spinoff
chemical created when the toxin is exposed to ultraviolet sunlight.
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