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Summary. Uptake, distribution and fate simazine (2‐chioro‐4,6‐biserthylamino‐s‐triazine) in 4‐year‐old seedlings of Norway spruce (Picea abies) are discussed. Simazine was found to be readily absorbed and distributed in the spruce seedlings. A positive relationship between the amount of simazine absorbed and the growth intensities of the plants indicates an active mechanism of uptake. A fixation of simazine in roots and sterm was observed. Simazine was degraded by roots and stem to hydroxysimazine and two other unknown metabolites. No simazine and only metabolites could be traced in the needles, indicating a very rapid rate of metabolism in the root system. The glucose derivative of benzoxazinone was extracted from all parts of the spruce seedlings and is probably responsible for the hydrolysis of simazine. The results indicate a very slow degradation of the metabolites to CO2 as one of the final products.

Summary: Résumé: Zusammenfassung Effects of temperature and three adjuvants (ammonium sulphate, Armoblen T/25, and BanDrift) on absorption of glyphosate by suspension‐cultured velvetleaf (Abutilon theo phrasti) cells were examined. Velvetleaf cells absorbed glyphosate to a concentration about 40% of the external media concentration following incubation for 3 h. Ammonium sulphate at concentrations of 0.1 mM to 10.0 mM did not significantly affect glyphosate absorption. The results were similar for Armoblen T/25. However, Armoblen T/25 was toxic to the cells at concentrations as low as 0.002% (v/v). BanDrift showed no toxicity to the cells, but significantly increased glyphosate absorption. This stimulation of glyphosate absorption was present at 4°C as well as 28°C. Effets d'adjuvants et de la température surl'absorption du glyphosate par des cellules cultivées de jute de Chine (Abutilon theophrasti Medic.) Les effets de la température et de 3 adjuvants (sulfate d'ammonium, Armoblen T/25 et BanDrift) sur l'absorption du glyphosate par une culture en suspension de cellules de jute de Chine (Abutilon theophrasti) ont étéétudiées. Les cellules de jute de Chine ont absorbé le glyphosate à une concentration voisine de 40% de la concentration du milieu externe après une incubation de 3 heures. Le sulfate d'ammonium à des concentrations de 0,1 mM à 10 mM n'a pas significativement affecté l'absorption du glyphosate. Les résultats ont été similaires avec l'Armoblen T 25. Cependant, l'Armoblen T/25 était toxique pour les cellules à des concentrations aussi faibles que 0,002% (v/v). Le BanDrift n'a pas exprimé de toxicité vis‐à‐vis des cellules mais a significativement fait augmenter l'absorption du glyphosate. Cette stimulation de l'absorption du glyphosate était présente à 40 °C tout comme à 28°C. Wirkung von Zusatzstoffen und Temperatur auf die Absorption von Glyphosat in Zellkulturen der Samtpappel (Abutilon theophrasti Medic.) Die Wirkung der Temperatur und von 3 Zusatzstoffen (Ammoniumsulfat, Armoblen T/25, BanDrift) auf die Absorption von Glyphosat in Zellkultursuspensionen der Samtpappel (Abutilon theophrasti) wurde untersucht. Innerhalb 3 h absorbierten die Zellen Glyphosat bis zu 40% der Konzentration im Medium. Nach Zugabe von 0,1 bis 10,0 mM Ammoniumsulfat wurde die Glyphosatauf‐nahme nicht signifikant beeinflußt. Bei Armoblen T/25 waren die Ergebnisse ähnlich, doch war dieser Zusatzstoff schon bei 0,002 Vol.‐% toxisch. BanDrift war nicht toxisch und erhöhte die Absorption signifikant, sowohl bei 4 als auch bei 28 °C.

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Summary. Tracer studies using single drops of solutions containing 3–amino‐1,2,4–triazole‐5–14C (aminotriazole‐14C) or 2,2–dichloropropionic acid‐2–14C (datapon‐14C) revealed that in couch plants (Agropyron repens (L.) Beauv.) growing under field conditions in the autumn and at the stage where the aerial shoots were 40–50 cm long, both compounds moved in both symplast and apoplast. Dalapon was less mobile in the symplast than aminotriazole and only negligible amounts of dalapon were translocated to the rhizomes. The nodes of the treated shoots appeared to act as barriers to translocation, a phenomenon more pronounced for dalapon than for aminotriazole. Application to a basal green leaf led to a more uniform distribution of the compounds within plants and rhizomes than when the application was made to the youngest fully‐expanded leaf. In couch plants with aerial shoots 10–15 cm long treated in the stubble, the distribution of both aminotriazole and dalapon was mainly restricted to the treated shoots. Even 15 days after application only trace amounts of radioactivity could be found in the rhizomes and untreated shoots.