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Bentazone is a selective contact herbicide,
absorbed mainly by the foliage, with very little translocation,
but also absorbed by the roots, with translocation acropetally in
the xylem.
Used as a contact herbicide controlling Anthemis, Chamomilla and
Matricaria spp., Chrysanthemum segetum, Galium aparine, Lapsana
communis and Stellaria media in winter and spring cereals at 1.0-2.0
kg a.i./ha. Other crops include peanuts, maize, peas, Phaseolus
beans, rice (Cyperus difformis, C. esculentus, C. serotinus, Monochoria
vaginalis, Sagittaria pygmaea, S. sagittifolia, Alisma and Commelina
spp., Scirpus maritimus and S. mucronatus) and soya beans (Abutilon
theophrasti, Capsella bursa-pastoris, Cyperus esculentus, Datura
stramonium, Helianthus spp., Polygonum spp., Portulaca spp., Sida
spinosa, Ambrosia spp., Sinapis arvensis and Xanthium spp.)
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