NOMENCLATURE  
Common name atrazine
Chemical Abstracts name  6-chloro-N-ethyl-N`-(1-methylethyl)-l,3,5-triazine-2,4 -diamine
CAS RN [1912-24-9]

 

APPLICATIONS 
Mode of action Selective systemic herbicide, absorbed principally through the roots, but also through the foliage, with translocation acropetally in the xylem and accumulation in the apical meristems and leaves.

Uses Pre- and post-emergence control of annual broad leaved weeds and annual grasses in maize, sorghum sugar cane, pineapples, chemical tallow_grassland, macadgmla nuts, conifers, industrial weed control. In Europe, use is concentrated in maize and sorghum. Used also in combinations with many other herbicides. Phytotoxicity Phytotoxic to many crops, including most vegetables, potatoes, soya beans, and peanuts