Classification of Herbicides Flashcards
These are applied after land preparation, but before the crop is planted.
Pre-plant Herbicides
These are applied after the crop is planted, but before the weed or crop has emerged.
Pre-emergence herbicides
These are herbicides whose phytotoxic effects are manifested at the sites on the plants where the spray droplets are deposited.
Contact herbicides
These are herbicides whose effects are manifested at and away from the sites phytotoxic on the plants where the spray droplets are deposited.
Translocated Herbicides
These are herbicides with a broad spectrum. It kills all plants.
Non-selective herbicides
These are herbicides that kill some plants leaving some practically unharmed.
Selective Herbicides