PARAXONE
herbicides
Paraquat Dichloride 24% SL
PARAXONE
Paraxone is a non selective contact herbicide, belongs to bipyridylium family and is used as pre-planting or pre sowing blanket spray to control weeds in Crop of rice, maize and wheat and is post emergence, directed spray on weeds in Crop of sugarcane, cotton, potato, apple and tea with flat fan/ flood jet nozzle.
Technical Name: Paraquat Dichloride 24% SL
Mode of Action: Paraxone is a non selective Contact herbicide, absorbed by the foliage, with some translocation in the xylem. During photosynthesis superoxide generated, which damages cell membranes and cytoplasm.
Features and Benefits:
- Paraxone is a non-selective, fast acting, contact herbicide, absorbed by the foliage.
- It has rapid action and within minutes of application it gains non-washing off properties.
- It is safe to environment.
- Biologically inactive when comes in contact with soil.
Suggestion
Crop | Target Weed | Dose/acre (l) | Dilution in water (L/acre) | Waiting Period (Days) |
Tea | Imperata, Setaria sp., Commelina benghalensis, Boerraria hispida, Paspalum conjugatum | 0.32 – 1.7 | 80-160 | Not Necessary |
Potato | Chenopodium sp., Angallis arvensis, Trianthema monogyna, Cyperus rotundus, Fumeria parviflora | 0.43- 0.85 | 200 | 100 |
Cotton | Digera arvensis, Cyperus iria, Trianthema monogyna, Corchorus sp., Leucas aspera, Euphorbia sp. | 0.5 – 0.8 | 200 | 150-180 |
Rubber | Digitaria sp., Eragrostis sp., Fimbristylis sp. | 0.5-1 | 270 | |
Rice | Echinochloa crusgalli, Cyperus iria, Ageratum conyzides, Commelina benghalensis, Marsilea, quadriofoliata, Brachiaria mutica | 0.5-1.4 | 100 | |
Wheat | Grassy & Broad leaf weeds | 1.7 | 200 | 120-150 |
Grapes | Cyperus rotundus, Cynodon dactylon, Convolvulu sp., Portulaca sp., Tridax sp. | 0.8 | 200 | 90 |
Aquatic weed | Eichhornia crassipes | 1.7 | 240-400 | |
Hydrilla | 1.68 | 240 | ||
Typha latifolia | 1.7-3.4 | 240 – 400 | ||
