(a) Contact Herbicides

 They destroy only the plant tissues which come in contact with the chemical.
 Generally, these are the fast acting herbicides.
 They are not active in soil.
 They are less effective in perennial plants and are generally used to control annual weeds.
 They are non-selective herbicides.
 Uniform spray coverage and spray particle size are essential for adequate weed control.
Example: Ozone (Paraquat dichloride)
(b) Systemic Herbicides
 They are absorbed and translocated through the plant.
 They may be active or non-active in the soil.
 They control both annual and perennial weeds.
 They may be selective or non-selective.
 They may be slower in action but ultimately more effective than contact herbicides.
Example: Targa Super (Quizalofop ethyl)

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They control or suppress only certain weeds without negative effect on selective crops.
 They can be used only on specific crops.
Examples
 Targa Super (Quizalofop ethyl) – used to control narrow leaf weeds in broad leaf crops.
 Dynofop (Piroxofop-propanyl (Clodinafop-propargyl) – to control Phalaris minor and Wild oat in
wheat
 Qurin (Chlorimuron ethyl) – to control broad leaf weeds in soybean.

(b) Non-selective Herbicides

 They control plants regardless of plant species.
 They kill all plants which contain Chlorophyll.
 They are not used on standing crops.
Example: No Weed (Glyphosate) ; Ozone (Paraquat)

(1). Aryloxy phenoxy-propionate – Targa Super (Quizalofop ethyl)

(2). Cyclohexanediones – Alloxydim

(3). Sulfonylureas – Qurin (Chlorimuron ethyl), Sultop
(Sulfosulfuron)

(4). Imidazolinones – Imazethapyr

(5). Triazolopyrimidines – Diclosulam, Penoxsulam

(6). Pyrimidinyl (thio) benzoates – Pyribenzoxim

(7). Sulfonylaminocarbonyl – Triazolinones, Flucarbazone – Na,

Propoxycarbazone –Na