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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