WEEDNASH 80% WP (Technical: 2,4- D Sodium Salt 80 WP)
20 March 2024, New Delhi: Weednash is one of the most widely used herbicides in the world. A common herbicide used for the control of broadleaf weeds.
Mode of Action:
It is a selective and systemic herbicide of the phenoxy carboxylic group. Absorbed through leaves, translocated to meristems, causes uncontrolled unsustainable growth further causing stem curl over, leaf withering and death of the plant.
| Crops | Target Pest/Disease | Dose per Acre (gm/ml) |
| Potato | Convolvulus arvensis, Portulaca oleracea, Asphodelus tenuifolius, Chenopodium album, Anagalis arvensis, Cyperus iria, Portulaca oleracea | 500- 1000 gm/acre |
| Sugarcane | Cyperus iria, Digera arvensis, Convolvulus arvensis, Portulaca oleracea | 500- 1000 gm/acre |
| Wheat | Convolvulus arvensis, Melilotus alba, Fumaria spp., Asphodelus tenuifolius, Chenopodium album, Vicia sativa | 500- 1000 gm/acre |
| Aquatic Weeds | Eicchornia crassipes | 500- 1000 gm/acre |
| Sorghum | Phyllantus niruri, Convolvulus arvensis, Euphorbia hirta, Tridax procumbens, Digera arvensis, Trianthema spp., Striga Spp., Cyperus iria | 500- 1000 gm/acre |
| Non-crop Area | Parthenium hysterophorous, Cyperus rotundus | 500- 1000 gm/acre |
| Maize | Amaranthus spp., Tribulus terreistris, Boerhavia diffusa, Portulaca oleracea, Euphorbia hirta, Cyperus Spp., Trianthema monogyna | 500- 1000 gm/acre |
Benefits:
Weednash is used mainly as a post-emergent herbicide for the control of broad-leaved weeds in cereals, sugarcane, tea, wheat, rice, non-crop areas, sorghum etc.
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