Pyroxasulfone is a pre-emergence

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that inhibits the production of very long chain fatty acids in plants. The structure of the existing herbicide

thiobencarb Benthiocarb is a thiocarbamate cholinesterase inhibitor used as an herbicide Herbicides (, ), also commonly known as weedkillers, are substances used to control undesired plants, also known as weeds.EPA. February 201Pesticides Industry. Sal ...

served as the basis for development but pyroxasulfone requires a lower dose (100–25 g/ha) and is more stable resulting in longer efficacy. it had been registered for use in Japan, Australia, USA, Canada, Saudi Arabia and South Africa and was used on crops including maize, soybean, wheat and cotton. In 2015 it was applied to over 6 million hectares of land. Pyroxasulfone is from a novel chemical class but has a similar mode of action to acetamide herbicides such as metolachlor, acetochlor and

dimethenamid Dimethenamid is a widely used herbicide. In 2001, about of dimethenamid were used in the United States. Dimethenamid is registered for control of annual grasses, certain annual broadleaf weeds and sedges in field corn, seed corn, popcorn and so ...

. It is mainly used to control annual grasses but is also effective against broadleaf weeds including lambsquarters (''Chenopodium berlandieri''), pigweed and

waterhemp Water-hemp or waterhemp is a common name for several plants and may refer: In the genus '' Amaranthus'': *''Amaranthus australis ''Amaranthus australis'' is also known as southern amaranth or southern water-hemp. The plant usually grows from in ...

(both ''Amaranthus'' species) and

black nightshade Black nightshade is a common name for several plants and may refer to: * '' Solanum americanum'' (American black nightshade) of much of North America * ''Solanum nigrum'' (European black nightshade) of Europe * '' Solanum ptychanthum'' (Eastern bla ...

(''Solanum nigrum'')

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