Biuron is a residual herbicide of the substituted urea group. It is used for the pre-emergence or early post emergence control of a wide range of annual grass and broadleaf weeds in variety of crops. Biuron acts primarily as a soil herbicide, being absorbed by the roots of germinating weeds and interfering with the process of photosynthesis. Rain or irrigation is necessary to activate the herbicide.
Crop | Target Weed | Dose/acre (kg) | Dilution in Water (Liter)/acre | Waiting Period (Days) |
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Cotton | Amaranthus spp, Chenopodium album, Convolvulas arvensis Setaria glauca, Digitaria sp, Portulaca oleracea, Xanthium strumerium, Anagallis arvensis, Asphodelus temifolius, Euphorbia sp, Visia sativa Paspalum conjugatum | 0.4-0.88 | 250 | - |
Banana | Cyperus iria, Commelina benghalensis, Digitaria sp,Amaranthus spp,Dactyloctenium,Chloris barbata,Eragrostis zeylenica | 0.8 | 250 | - |
Grapes | Cleome viscose, Chenopodium album. Cyperus iria, Euphorbia hirta, Alternanthera echinata, Amaranthus spp, Argemone maxicana, Ipomoea spp, Xanthium strumerium, Fumeria parviflora, Asphodelus tenuifolius, Medicago denticulata, Eleusine aegyptia. | 0.8 | 250 | - |
Rubber | Grasses & Non grasses/td> | 0.8-1.6 | 250 | - |
Maize | Cyperus iria, Echinochloa spp, Digitaria spp, Chenopodium album, Eleusine sp, Amaranthus sp, Phyllanthus niruri | 0.4 | 240 | - |
Citrus (sweet orange) | Cyperus iria,Tribulus Terristris,Digera arvensis, Commelina nudiflora,Cocumis trigonus. | 1-2 | 240 | - |
Sugarcane | Cyperus iria, Portulaca racea, Echinochloa rusgalli, Cynotis spp, Amaranthus spp, Convonvulus, Sp. Digitaria spp. ,Digitaria spp. | 0.8-1.6 | 240 | - |