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Active ingredient | Fenoxaprop-p-ethyl | ||||
Chemical name | ethyl (?-2-[4-[(6-chloro-2-benzoxazolyl)oxy]phenoxy]propanoate. | ||||
Classification | Herbicide / Agrochemical | ||||
Biochemistry | Fatty acid synthesis inhibitor, by inhibition of acetyl CoA carboxylase | ||||
Mode of action | Fenoxaprop-ethyl is a selective herbicide with contact and systemic action, absorbed principally by the leaves, with translocation both acropetally and basipetally to the roots or rhizomes. Uses Post-emergence control of many annual and perennial grass weeds (including Sorghum halepense ) in soya beans, cotton, sugar beet, peanuts, potatoes, beans, sunflowers, vegetables, and other broad-leaved crops; and (when applied with the herbicide safener fenchlorazole-ethyl) annual and perennial grass weeds and wild oats in wheat, rye, and triticale. | ||||
Usage | Post-emergence control of many annual and perennial grass weeds (including Sorghum halepense ) in soya beans, cotton, sugar beet, peanuts, potatoes, beans, sunflowers, vegetables, and other broad-leaved crops; and (when applied with the herbicide safener fenchlorazole-ethyl) annual and perennial grass weeds and wild oats in wheat, rye, and triticale. |