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Picloram

BioReagent, suitable for plant cell culture

Synonym(s):

4-Amino-3,5,6-trichloropyridine-2-carboxylic acid, 4-Amino-3,5,6-trichloropicolinic acid, Picloram

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H3Cl3N2O2
CAS Number:
1918-02-1
Molecular Weight:
241.46
Beilstein:
479075
EC Number:
217-636-1
MDL number:
MFCD00012101
UNSPSC Code:
10171502
PubChem Substance ID:
24898671
NACRES:
NA.72

product line

BioReagent

form

powder

technique(s)

cell culture | plant: suitable

mp

200 °C (dec.) (lit.)

application(s)

agriculture

SMILES string

Nc1c(Cl)c(Cl)nc(C(O)=O)c1Cl

InChI

1S/C6H3Cl3N2O2/c7-1-3(10)2(8)5(9)11-4(1)6(12)13/h(H2,10,11)(H,12,13)

InChI key

NQQVFXUMIDALNH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Picloram has been used as a supplement in the growth media for culturing embryos.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Picloram (4-Amino-3,5,6-trichloropyridine-2-carboxylic acid) is a chlorinated systemic herbicide widely used for woody plant and broad-leaved weed control. Picloram induces direct somatic embryogenesis of Lilium longiflorum var. Ceb-dazzel.

Preparation Note

Preparation and Use

Hazard Statements

H412

Precautionary Statements

P273 - P501

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Chronic 3

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Plant science : an international journal of experimental plant biology, 185-186, 169-175 (2012-02-14)
The cell wall composition of apples callus cultures showed changes in the presence of 5 mg l(-1) of three different plant growth regulators (PGRs), namely picloram, abscisic acid and gibberellic acid. Although the structural functions of cell walls do not
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Small-mammal seed predation is an important force structuring native-plant communities that may also influence exotic-plant invasions. In the intermountain West, deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus) are prominent predators of native-plant seeds, but they avoid consuming seeds of certain widespread invasives like
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We investigated the diurnal dependence of the hypocotyl-growth responses to shade under sunlight-night cycles in Arabidopsis thaliana. Afternoon shade events promoted hypocotyl growth, while morning shade was ineffective. The lhy-D, elf3, lux, pif4 pif5, toc1, and quadruple della mutants retained
D A Steinmacher et al.
Annals of botany, 100(4), 699-709 (2007-08-03)
The thin cell layer (TCL) technique is based on the use of very small explants and has allowed enhanced in vitro morphogenesis in several plant species. The present study evaluated the TCL technique as a procedure for somatic embryo production
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