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- Some Common Herbicide Groups:
- Group 1 – ACCase inhibitors – (Fops and Dims) – These products are typically grass.
- Group 2 – ALS/AHAS inhibitors – These products block the normal function of this.
- Group 3 – Microtubule assembly inhibitors – These chemicals inhibit cell division in.
Similarly one may ask, what are the herbicide groups?
- 3.1. Group 1: Acetyl Coenzyme A Carboxylase (ACCase) inhibitors.
- 3.2. Group 2: Acetolactate Synthase (ALS) inhibitors.
- 3.3. Group 3: Root growth inhibitors.
- 3.4. Group 4: Plant growth regulators.
- 3.5. Groups 5, 6, and 7: Photosynthesis inhibitors – Photosystem II (PSII) inhibitors.
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Keeping this in view, what is a Group 2 herbicide?
Group 2 includes. four herbicide families, the imidazolinones, sulfonylureas, sulfonamides and. triazolopyrimadines. Some of these herbicides control grassy weeds, others broadleaves. and some both.
Glyphosate (IUPAC name: N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine) is a broad-spectrum systemic herbicide and crop desiccant. It is an organophosphorus compound, specifically a phosphonate, which acts by inhibiting the plant enzyme 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase.