Description
Type:Â Herbicide
Class:Â Synthetic
Category:Â Non-organic
Description:Â A modern post-emergence herbicide for the control of grasses and broadleaved weeds in Maize.
Composition:Â Nicosulfuron 20g/L+ Atrazine 200g/L
Formulation:Â Dispersion in oil
Mode of Action: nicosulfuron is absorbed by both foliage and roots. Nicosulfuron effectively inhibits the enzyme acetolactate synthase (ALS), resulting in the interruption of cell division and elongation, causing death of sensitive weed species.
Atrazine is absorbed by both roots and foliage. It acts by inhibiting the photosynthesis at photosystem II.
Pest Range:Â Chloris gayana, cynodon dactylon, Elusine indica, Cyperus esculentus, Raphanus raphanistrum, Galinsoga parvi, Commelina bengalensis, Oxalis latifolia, Amaranthus hybridus, Datura stramonium, Bidens pilosa, Emex austratalis.
Crop Range:Â Maize
Rate of use:Â 2L/ha (200Litres of water/ha)
200mL/20L of water
Effect on bees:Â Non- toxic to bee
PHI (Pre-harvest interval): 45 days
Reg. Status: Kenya- Registered PCPB(CR)2028
Tanzania- Not registered
Uganda- Not registered