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Herbicides
Herbicide Group Classification by Mode of Action
Mode of Action
Chemical family
Active ingredients
Found in*
Group 3
Microtubule assembly
inhibitors. These
chemicals inhibit the
cell division in roots.
Dinitroanilines
ethalfluralin
trifluralin
Edge
Bonanza, Fortress, Rival, Treflan
Group 4
Synthetic auxins.
These chemicals
disrupt plant cell
growth in the newly
forming stems and
leaves; they affect
protein synthesis and
normal cell division,
leading to malformed
growth and tumors.
Benzoic acids
dicamba
Banvel II, Distinct, DyVel, DyVel DSp, Harmony K,
Hawkeye Power, Oracle Dicamba, Pulsar, Rustler,
Sword, Target, Takkle, Tracker XP, Triton K, Vanquish,
VMD 480
Carboxylic acids
clopyralid
Absolute, Curtail M, Eclipse III, Lontrel, FlaxMax DLX,
Momentum, Prestige, Prestige XC, Spectrum, Tensile
aminopyralid
Mlestone, Reclaim, Restore
fluroxypyr
Altitude FX, Attain XC, Barricade, Enforcer D, Enforcer
M, Flurox-24, Harmony Max, Momentun, Prestige XC,
Pulsar, Retain, Stellar, Tandem, Trophy
picloram
Grazon, Tordon 22K
Phenoxy
2,4-
D
2,4-
D, Adrenalin SC, Approve, Attain XC, Benchmark,
Calmix Pellets, Desormone, Dichlorprop-DX, DyVel
DSp, Enforcer D, Estaprop XT, Flurox-24, Frontline 2,4-
D, Grazon, KoAct, Leader, Reclaim, Restore, Retain,
Signal D, Thrasher, Thumper, Titanium, Triton K,
Turboprop 600
dichlorprop (2,4-DP)
Desormone, Dichlorprop-DX, Estaprop XT, Optica Trio,
Turboprop 600
2,4-
DB
2,4-
DB, Caliber 625, Cobutox 625,
Embutox 625
MCPA
Achieve Liquid Gold, Altitude FX,
Assert FL, Badge, Broadside, Buctril M, Clovitox
Plus, Curtail M, DyVel, Enforcer M, FlaxMax DLX,
Frontline, Frontline XL, Horizon BTM, Logic M, MCPA,
Mextrol, Optica Trio, Prestige XC, Refine M, Signal M,
Spectrum, Stellar, Sword, Target, Tracker XP, Topside,
Trophy, Tropotox Plus
MCPB
Clovitox Plus, Topside, Tropotox Plus
mecoprop (MCPP)
DyVel DSp, Mecoprop-P,
Optica Trio, Sword, Target, Tracker XP
quinclorac
Triton C
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continued)
*
A herbicide may appear in more than one group if it contains more than one active ingredient.