Oryzalin Explained

Oryzalin is a herbicide of the dinitroaniline class. It acts through the disruption (depolymerization) of microtubules, thus blocking anisotropic growth of plant cells.^[1] It can also be used to induce polyploidy in plants as an alternative to colchicine.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Book: Taiz L, Zeiger E . Plant Physiology . 5th . 2010 . Sinauer Associates . 978-0-87893-866-7 . 433–434.
2. Klíma M, Vyvadilová M, Kucera V . Chromosome doubling effects of selected antimitotic agents in Brassica napus microspore culture. . Czech Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding. . January 2008 . 44 . 1 . 30–36 . 10.17221/1328-CJGPB .