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Weed Resistance Management

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Know Your Herbicide Mode of Action

When herbicides that affect the same biological site of action are used repeatedly over several years to control the same weed species, naturally occurring resistant biotypes may survive, propagate and become dominant in your field. One important way to manage herbicide resistant weeds, is to use herbicides with different modes of action.

Linuron (Linex®4L, Lorox®DF) is a Group 7 herbicide, which acts at a different binding site from many other herbicides like atrazine and metribuzin (Group 5) and bromoxynil (Group 6). Linuron offers both  pre-emerge and postemergence burn down control of many broadleaf and grassy weeds and it can be tank mixed with paraquat or other burn down products where appropriate, to maximize postemergence weed control.

Also, Linuron’s shorter plant back interval for some crops allows more flexibility versus other herbicides such as atrazine and diuron. Consult the LINEX or LOROX label for more information.

Use the NovaSource Herbicide Classification Guide to determine which modes of action you’ve been using.