Benfluralin is an
herbicide
Herbicides (, ), also commonly known as weedkillers, are substances used to control undesired plants, also known as weeds.EPA. February 201Pesticides Industry. Sales and Usage 2006 and 2007: Market Estimates. Summary in press releasMain page fo ...
of the
dinitroaniline class. The
mechanism of action of benfluralin involves inhibition of root and shoot development.
It is used to control grasses and other weeds. Annual use in the United States was approximately in 2004.
R.E.D. FACTS: Benfluralin
, United States Environmental Protection Agency
References
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Herbicides
Anilines
Trifluoromethyl compounds
Nitro compounds
Nitrobenzenes