Experts in herbicide research and development - chemists and plant physiologists -, have written 15 chapters that review all aspects pertinent to peroxidizing herbicides, compounds of topical interest since extremely low use rates ensure high environmental safety. Topics covered include structure-activity relationships, relevant patent literature, preparative methods, modes of action, greenhouse screening, laboratory assays, plant pigment biochemistry, and enzymology of the decisive target enzyme of this class of herbicides. This comprehensive review will be welcomed as a unique and timely compilation of the current status of peroxidizing herbicide research and development. It will be of interest to professional chemists and biologists in agrochemical companies, universities and agricultural colleges.

1 History and Early Investigation of Mode of Action of Peroxidizing Herbicides

2 Structural Evolution and Synthesis of Diphenyl Ethers, Cyclic Imides and Related Compounds
3 Recent Advances in Peroxidizing Herbicides (Patent Overview)
4 Structure-Activity Relationship and Molecular Design of Peroxidizing Herbicides with Cyclic Imide Structures and Their Relatives
5 Structure-Activity Relationships of Diphenyl Ethers and Other Oxygen-Bridged Protoporphyrinogen Oxidase Inhibitors
6 General Physiological Characteristics and Mode of Action of Peroxidizing Herbicides
7 Metabolic Modification of Isoimide Type Peroxidizing Compounds Catalyzed by An Isoenzyme of Glutathione S-Transferase
8 The Metabolic Pathway of Tetrapyrrole Biosynthesis
9 Characteristics of Protoporphyrinogen Oxidase
10 Assay Systems for Peroxidizing Herbicides
11 Herbicidal Efficacy of Protoporphyrinogen Oxidase Inhibitors
12 Antagonizing Peroxidizing Herbicides
13 Strategy for Peroxidizing Herbicide-Resistant Crops
14 Metabolism and Degradation of Porphyrin Biosynthesis Inhibitor Herbicides
15 Peroxidizing Herbicides: Toxicology to Mammals and Non-target Organisms.