Chemical Abstracts name

N'-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-N,N-dimethylurea

 

Biochemistry Photosynthetic electron transport inhibitor at the photosystem II receptor site.

 

Mode of action Systemic herbicide, absorbed principally by the roots, with translocation acropetally in the xylem.

 

Uses Total control of weeds and mosses on non-crop areas, at 10-30 kg/ha. Selective control of germinating grass and broad-leaved weeds in many crops, including asparagus, tree fruit, bush fruit, citrus fruit, vines, olives, pineapples, bananas, sugar cane, cotton, peppermint, alfalfa, forage legumes, cereals, maize, sorghum, and perennial grass-seed crops, at 0.6-4.8 kg/ha. Phytotoxic residues in soil disappear within 1 season at these lower rates.

 

Formulation 80%WDG