Selective systemic herbicide, absorbed principally through the roots, but also through the foliage, with translocation acropetally in the xylem and accumulation in the apical meristems and leaves.
Atrazine Uses
Pre- and post-emergence control of annual broad-leaved weeds and annual grasses in maize, sorghum, sugar cane, pineapples, chemical fallow, grassland, macadamia nuts, conifers, industrial weed control. In Europe, use is concentrated in maize and sorghum at £1.5 kg/ha. Used also in combinations with many other herbicides.
Atrazine
Phytotoxicity
Phytotoxic to many crops, including most vegetables, potatoes, soya beans,and peanuts.