Herbicide safener
Herbicide safeners are chemical compounds used in combination with herbicides to make them "safer" - that is, to reduce the effect of the herbicide on crop plants, and to improve selectivity between crop plants vs. weed species being targeted by the herbicide.[1][2] Herbicide safeners can be used to pretreat crop seeds prior to planting, or they can be sprayed on plants as a mixture with the herbicide.
References
- ^ Abu-Qare, AW; Duncan, HJ (2002). "Herbicide safeners: Uses, limitations, metabolism, and mechanisms of action". Chemosphere. 48 (9): 965–74. Bibcode:2002Chmsp..48..965A. doi:10.1016/S0045-6535(02)00185-6. PMID 12222792.
- ^ Davies, Joanna (2001). "Herbicide safeners - commercial products and tools for agrochemical research". Pesticide Outlook. 12: 10–15. doi:10.1039/B100799H.
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