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atrazine
Atrazine ( ) is a chlorinated herbicide of the triazine class. It is used to prevent pre-emergence broadleaf weeds in crops such as maize (corn), soybean and sugarcane, and also in turf landscaping, such as golf courses and residential lawns. Its use significantly increases crop yields. Atrazine is one of the most widely used herbicides in the United States, Canada, Australia, and Brazil, but has been banned in other countries including in the European Union and the Gulf Cooperation Council. Its use is controversial and highly regulated.
diuron
DCMU (3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,1-dimethylurea) is an algicide and herbicide of the aryl urea class that inhibits photosynthesis. It was introduced by Bayer in 1954 under the trade name of Diuron. ==History== In 1952, chemists at E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company patented a series of aryl urea derivatives as herbicides. Several compounds covered by this patent were commercialized as herbicides: chlortoluron (3-chloro-4-methylphenyl) and DCMU, the (3,4-dichlorophenyl) example. Subsequently, over thirty related urea analogs with the same mechanism of action reached the market worldwide. ==Synt
bromacil
Bromacil is an organic compound with the chemical formula C9H13BrN2O2, commercially available as a herbicide. Bromacil was first registered as a pesticide in the U.S. in 1961, and by 1974 was used annually in the US, largely by government and industry. It is used for brush control on non-cropland areas. It works by interfering with photosynthesis by entering the plant through the root zone and moving throughout the plant. Bromacil is one of a group of compounds called substituted uracils. These materials are broad spectrum herbicides used for nonselective weed and brush control on non-cropland
hexazinone
Hexazinone is an organic compound that is used as a broad spectrum herbicide. It is a colorless solid. It exhibits some solubility in water but is highly soluble in most organic solvents except alkanes. A member of the triazine class herbicides, it is manufactured by DuPont and sold under the trade name Velpar.
propanil
Propanil is a widely used contact herbicide. With an estimated use of about 8 million pounds in 2001, it is one of the more widely used herbicides in the United States. Propanil is said to be in use in approximately 400,000 acres of rice production each year. Propanil was introduced in 1960. It is also used in Australia,, India and Uganda.
simazine
Simazine is an herbicide of the triazine class. The compound is used to control broad-leaved weeds and annual grasses.
metribuzin
Metribuzin ('4-amino-6-tert-butyl-3-(methylthio)-1,2,4-triazin-5(4H)-one') is a herbicide used both pre- and post-emergently in crops including soy bean, potatoes, tomatoes, barley, chickpeas, faba beans, lupins, lentils, vetch, blade wheat and sugar cane.
tebuthiuron
Tebuthiuron is a nonselective broad spectrum herbicide of the urea class. It is used to control weeds, woody and herbaceous plants, and sugar cane. It is absorbed by the roots and transported to the leaves, where it inhibits photosynthesis. The ingredient was discovered by Air Products and Chemicals, but was registered by Elanco in the United States in 1974, and later sold to Dow AgroSciences.
terbuthylazine
Terbuthylazine is a selective herbicide. Chemically, it is a halogenated triazine; compared with atrazine (1958 inv., Geigy lab) and simazine, it has a tert-butyl group in place of the isopropyl and ethyl group, respectively. The sim-azine molecule with 2 ethyl groups is symmetric and flat (excepting its equal ends). The threefold substituted triazines have resonance of the free (non-bonding, \pi-) electron pairs, resulting in equivalent mesomeric structures.
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fluometuron
Fluometuron is an herbicide. In the United States it was approved for use on cotton and sugarcane crops in 1974, but since 1986 is only approved for use on cotton.
monolinuron
Monolinuron is a pesticide, more specifically a selective systemic herbicide and an algaecide. As an herbicide, it is used to control broad-leaved weeds and annual grasses in vegetable crops such as leeks, potatoes, and dwarf French beans. Monolinuron affects the photosynthesis in weeds. Following uptake of monolinuron through roots and leaves of weeds, monolinuron causes early symptoms of yellowing and die-back of the leaves, eventually resulting in weed death. In fishkeeping, it is used to control blanket weed and hair algae.
linuron
Linuron is a phenylurea herbicide that is used to control the growth of grass and weeds for the purpose of supporting the growth of crops like soybeans. It is registered for use in India.
prometon
Prometon is a herbicide for annual and perennial broad-leaf weed, brush and grass control mainly in non-cropping situations.
lenacil
Lenacil is a uracil-derived chemical herbicide used to control broadleaf weeds.
cyanazine
Cyanazine is a herbicide that belongs to the group of triazines. Cyanazine inhibits photosynthesis and is therefore used as a herbicide.