Spyker
Paraquat Dichloride 24%SL
It is a non-selective contact herbicide, absorbed by the foliage, with some translocation in the xylem. It effectively controls broadleaved weeds & grasses.
Mode Of Action
It is a desiccant, defoliant and contact herbicide without residual soil activity. Destroys cell membranes and inhibits photosynthesis. Only contacted leaves are killed, so regrowth can occur. from undamaged parts of perennials
Key Feautres
• An ideal herbicide for conservation and no-till system (only controls the foliage parts of weeds)
thus promoting intact roots and preventing soil erosion.
• It is used as post-emergence directed application & pre-plant application in many crops.
• It damages cell membranes & cytoplasm during photosynthesis by producing superoxide.
• Within minutes of application, it gains non-washing properties.
Dosage & Direction
| Crop | weeds | Dosage (gm / Acre) |
|---|---|---|
| Tea | imperatacylindrica, Seteria Sp., Clerodendroninfortunatum | 10 – 15 ml |
| Wheat | Grassy & Broadleaf weeds | 10 – 15 ml |
| Maize | Cyperusrotundus, Commelina benghalensisamaranthus sp. Echinochloasp.Trianthemamonogyn | 10 – 15 ml |
| Potato | Echinochloacrusgalli, Cyperusiria Ageratum conyzoides, Commelinabenghalensis, Marsileaquadrifolia Brachiariamutica | 10 – 15 ml |
| Cotton | Digeraarvensis, Cyperusiria, Trianthemamonogyna. | 10 – 15 ml |
| 250 ml | 500 ml | 1 Ltr | 5 Ltr |
