Parker, C. (1983) Herbicide antidotes -- a review. Pesticide Science, 14 (1). pp. 40-48.
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Abstract
The history of herbicide antidotes is reviewed, beginning with the exploration of compounds to protect wheat against barban in the early 1960s, and the later introduction of naphthalic anhydride (NA) as a seed treatment for protecting maize against EPTC. This compound was largely replaced by Stauffer's R-25788, (N,N-diallyl-2,2-dichloroacetamide) which has continued to be widely used in conjunction with EPTC and butylate in maize. This compound is highly specific to maize and can thus be applied in admixture with the herbicide, but has not proved of practical value on other crops. NA on the other hand is less specific and is of potential value on sorghum and rice; experimental work continues on these crops. The only other antidote to be marketed so far is cyometrinil as a seed treatment for protecting sorghum against metolachlor and related herbicides. Other compounds are under development. Mode of action and structure-activity relations are discussed, as well as the current and future potential for antidotes in respect of the control of weed spp. in closely related crops, the increased options for herbicide use in minor crops and the possibility of reduced costs for broad spectrum weed control in major crops
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Author Affiliation: | Weed Research Organization, Begbroke Hill, Yarnron, Oxford OX5 1PF, UK |
| Subjects: | Plant Protection > Pesticides Plant Protection > Pests |
| Divisions: | Maize Sorghum |
| Depositing User: | Ms K Syamalamba |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Nov 2012 06:06 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Nov 2012 06:06 |
| Official URL: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ps.2780140107 |
| URI: | http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/8868 |
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