Herbicides (US: /ˈɜːrbɪsaɪdz/, UK: /ˈhɜːr-/), also commonly known as weed killers, are substances used to control undesired plants, also known as weeds...

Roundup is a brand name of herbicide originally produced by Monsanto, which Bayer acquired in 2018. Prior to the late-2010s formulations, it used broad-spectrum...

Agent Orange is a chemical herbicide and defoliant, one of the tactical use Rainbow Herbicides. It was used by the U.S. military as part of its herbicidal...

The Rainbow Herbicides are a group of tactical-use chemicals used by the United States military in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. Success with...

Phenoxy herbicides (or "phenoxies") are two families of chemicals that have been developed as commercially important herbicides, widely used in agriculture...

Glyphosate-based herbicides are usually made of a glyphosate salt that is combined with other ingredients that are needed to stabilize the herbicide formula and...

Herbicide safeners are organic compounds used to enhance the effectiveness of herbicides, to make them "safer". They minimize the effect of the herbicide...

Preemergent herbicides are a form of chemical weed control which prevent germinated weed seedlings from becoming established. In some areas of the world...

This is a list of herbicides. These are chemical compounds which have been registered as herbicides. The names on the list are the ISO common name for...

herbicide. Many sulfonylureas are also used as herbicides, because they can interfere with plant biosynthesis of certain amino acids. As herbicides sulfonylureas...

(IUPAC name: N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine) is a broad-spectrum systemic herbicide and crop desiccant. It is an organophosphorus compound, specifically a...

largely within the 20th century and coinciding with the development of herbicides. Weeds are controlled in much of the world by hand (roguing) or with crude...

is usually referred to by its ISO common name 2,4-D. It is a systemic herbicide that kills most broadleaf weeds by causing uncontrolled growth, but most...

are abundant broadleaf weeds, a chemical herbicide (weed killer) can be useful. There are chemical herbicides meant for controlling broadleaf weeds. Perennial...

heterocycles of similar structure. This salt is one of the most widely used herbicides. It is quick-acting and non-selective, killing green plant tissue on contact...

broad-spectrum herbicide produced by several species of Streptomyces soil bacteria. Glufosinate is a non-selective, contact herbicide, with some systemic...

spraying an estimated 19 million U.S. gallons (72,000 m3) of defoliants and herbicides over rural areas of South Vietnam in an attempt to deprive the Viet Cong...

Chlorophenoxy herbicides are a subclass of phenoxy herbicides which includes: MCPA, 2,4-D, 2,4,5-T and mecoprop. Large amounts have been produced since...

Boliviana negra is a relatively new form of coca that is resistant to a herbicide called glyphosate. Glyphosate is a key ingredient in the multibillion-dollar...

equipment affects drift problems. Sprayer tanks contaminated with another herbicide are one source of drift. With placement (localised) spraying of broad...

application refers to the practical way in which pesticides (including herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, or nematode control agents) are delivered to...

selective herbicide used for control of broadleaf weeds, especially thistles and clovers. It is in the picolinic acid family of herbicides, which also...

as 2,4-D and 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4,5-T), are sold as herbicides. Broad-leaf plants (dicots), such as dandelions, are much more susceptible...

majority of these species contain genes that make them either tolerant to herbicides or resistant to insects. Other common traits include virus resistance...

the genomes of animals. It presents an attractive biological target for herbicides, such as glyphosate. A glyphosate-resistant version of this gene has been...

states. Weeds resistant to multiple herbicide modes of action are also on the rise. Before glyphosate, most herbicides would kill a limited number of weed...

acid) is a selective systemic herbicide first registered in 1967. Brand names for formulations of this herbicide include Dianat, Banvel, Diablo, Oracle...

They include herbicides, insecticides, nematicides, fungicides, and many others (see table). The most common of these are herbicides, which account...

considered noxious weeds. The plant is edible, but often sprayed with herbicides. The name kudzu describes one or more species in the genus Pueraria that...

Imazaquin is an imidazolinone herbicide, so named because it contains an imidazolinone core. This organic compound is used to control a broad spectrum...