Compendium of Pesticide Common Names

Herbicides

amide herbicides
allidochlor
amicarbazone
beflubutamid
benzadox
benzipram
bromobutide
cafenstrole
CDEA
cyprazole
dimethenamid
dimethenamid-P
diphenamid
epronaz
etnipromid
fentrazamide
flucarbazone
flupoxam
fomesafen
halosafen
isocarbamid
isoxaben
napropamide
naptalam
pethoxamid
propyzamide
quinonamid
saflufenacil
tebutam
- anilide herbicides
  chloranocryl
  cisanilide
  clomeprop
  cypromid
  diflufenican
  etobenzanid
  fenasulam
  flufenacet
  flufenican
  mefenacet
  mefluidide
  metamifop
  monalide
  naproanilide
  pentanochlor
  picolinafen
  propanil
  sulfentrazone
  - arylalanine herbicides
    benzoylprop
    flamprop
    flamprop-M
  - chloroacetanilide herbicides
    acetochlor
    alachlor
    butachlor
    butenachlor
    delachlor
    diethatyl
    dimethachlor
    metazachlor
    metolachlor
    S-metolachlor
    pretilachlor
    propachlor
    propisochlor
    prynachlor
    terbuchlor
    thenylchlor
    xylachlor
  - sulfonanilide herbicides
    benzofluor
    cloransulam
    diclosulam
    florasulam
    flumetsulam
    metosulam
    perfluidone
    pyrimisulfan
    profluazol
- sulfonamide herbicides
  asulam
  carbasulam
  fenasulam
  oryzalin
  penoxsulam
  pyroxsulam
  see also sulfonylurea herbicides
- thioamide herbicides
  bencarbazone
  chlorthiamid
antibiotic herbicides
bilanafos
aromatic acid herbicides
- benzoic acid herbicides
  chloramben
  dicamba
  2,3,6-TBA
  tricamba
  - pyrimidinyloxybenzoic acid herbicides
    bispyribac
    pyriminobac
  - pyrimidinylthiobenzoic acid herbicides
    pyrithiobac
- phthalic acid herbicides
  chlorthal
- picolinic acid herbicides
  aminopyralid
  clopyralid
  picloram
- quinolinecarboxylic acid herbicides
  quinclorac
  quinmerac
arsenical herbicides
cacodylic acid
CMA
DSMA
hexaflurate
MAA
MAMA
MSMA
potassium arsenite
sodium arsenite
benzoylcyclohexanedione herbicides
mesotrione
sulcotrione
tefuryltrione
tembotrione
benzofuranyl alkylsulfonate herbicides
benfuresate
ethofumesate
benzothiazole herbicides
benazolin
benzthiazuron
fenthiaprop
mefenacet
methabenzthiazuron
carbamate herbicides
asulam
carboxazole
chlorprocarb
dichlormate
fenasulam
karbutilate
terbucarb
carbanilate herbicides
barban
BCPC
carbasulam
carbetamide
CEPC
chlorbufam
chlorpropham
CPPC
desmedipham
phenisopham
phenmedipham
phenmedipham-ethyl
propham
swep
cyclohexene oxime herbicides
alloxydim
butroxydim
clethodim
cloproxydim
cycloxydim
profoxydim
sethoxydim
tepraloxydim
tralkoxydim
cyclopropylisoxazole herbicides
isoxachlortole
isoxaflutole
dicarboximide herbicides
cinidon-ethyl
flumezin
flumiclorac
flumioxazin
flumipropyn
see also uracil herbicides
dinitroaniline herbicides
benfluralin
butralin
dinitramine
ethalfluralin
fluchloralin
isopropalin
methalpropalin
nitralin
oryzalin
pendimethalin
prodiamine
profluralin
trifluralin
dinitrophenol herbicides
dinofenate
dinoprop
dinosam
dinoseb
dinoterb
DNOC
etinofen
medinoterb
diphenyl ether herbicides
ethoxyfen
- nitrophenyl ether herbicides
  acifluorfen
  aclonifen
  bifenox
  chlomethoxyfen
  chlornitrofen
  etnipromid
  fluorodifen
  fluoroglycofen
  fluoronitrofen
  fomesafen
  furyloxyfen
  halosafen
  lactofen
  nitrofen
  nitrofluorfen
  oxyfluorfen
dithiocarbamate herbicides
dazomet
metam
halogenated aliphatic herbicides
alorac
chloropon
dalapon
flupropanate
hexachloroacetone
iodomethane
methyl bromide
monochloroacetic acid
SMA
TCA
imidazolinone herbicides
imazamethabenz
imazamox
imazapic
imazapyr
imazaquin
imazethapyr
inorganic herbicides
ammonium sulfamate
borax
calcium chlorate
copper sulfate
ferrous sulfate
potassium azide
potassium cyanate
sodium azide
sodium chlorate
sulfuric acid
nitrile herbicides
bromobonil
bromoxynil
chloroxynil
dichlobenil
iodobonil
ioxynil
pyraclonil
organophosphorus herbicides
amiprofos-methyl
anilofos
bensulide
bilanafos
butamifos
2,4-DEP
DMPA
EBEP
fosamine
glufosinate
glyphosate
piperophos
oxadiazolone herbicides
dimefuron
methazole
oxadiargyl
oxadiazon
phenoxy herbicides
bromofenoxim
clomeprop
2,4-DEB
2,4-DEP
difenopenten
disul
erbon
etnipromid
fenteracol
trifopsime
- phenoxyacetic herbicides
  4-CPA
  2,4-D
  3,4-DA
  MCPA
  MCPA-thioethyl
  2,4,5-T
- phenoxybutyric herbicides
  4-CPB
  2,4-DB
  3,4-DB
  MCPB
  2,4,5-TB
- phenoxypropionic herbicides
  cloprop
  4-CPP
  dichlorprop
  dichlorprop-P
  3,4-DP
  fenoprop
  mecoprop
  mecoprop-P
  - aryloxyphenoxypropionic herbicides
    chlorazifop
    clodinafop
    clofop
    cyhalofop
    diclofop
    fenoxaprop
       fenoxaprop-P
    fenthiaprop
    fluazifop
       fluazifop-P
    haloxyfop
       haloxyfop-P
    isoxapyrifop
    metamifop
    propaquizafop
    quizalofop
       quizalofop-P
    trifop
phenylenediamine herbicides
dinitramine
prodiamine
pyrazole herbicides
azimsulfuron
difenzoquat
halosulfuron
metazachlor
pyrazosulfuron
pyroxasulfone
- benzoylpyrazole herbicides
  benzofenap
  pyrasulfotole
  pyrazolynate
  pyrazoxyfen
  topramezone
- phenylpyrazole herbicides
  fluazolate
  nipyraclofen
  pyraflufen
pyridazine herbicides
credazine
pyridafol
pyridate
pyridazinone herbicides
brompyrazon
chloridazon
dimidazon
flufenpyr
metflurazon
norflurazon
oxapyrazon
pydanon
pyridine herbicides
aminopyralid
cliodinate
clopyralid
diflufenican
dithiopyr
flufenican
fluroxypyr
haloxydine
picloram
picolinafen
pyriclor
pyroxsulam
thiazopyr
triclopyr
pyrimidinediamine herbicides
iprymidam
tioclorim
quaternary ammonium herbicides
cyperquat
diethamquat
difenzoquat
diquat
morfamquat
paraquat
thiocarbamate herbicides
butylate
cycloate
di-allate
EPTC
esprocarb
ethiolate
isopolinate
methiobencarb
molinate
orbencarb
pebulate
prosulfocarb
pyributicarb
sulfallate
thiobencarb
tiocarbazil
tri-allate
vernolate
thiocarbonate herbicides
dimexano
EXD
proxan
thiourea herbicides
methiuron
triazine herbicides
dipropetryn
triaziflam
trihydroxytriazine
- chlorotriazine herbicides
  atrazine
  chlorazine
  cyanazine
  cyprazine
  eglinazine
  ipazine
  mesoprazine
  procyazine
  proglinazine
  propazine
  sebuthylazine
  simazine
  terbuthylazine
  trietazine
- methoxytriazine herbicides
  atraton
  methometon
  prometon
  secbumeton
  simeton
  terbumeton
- methylthiotriazine herbicides
  ametryn
  aziprotryne
  cyanatryn
  desmetryn
  dimethametryn
  methoprotryne
  prometryn
  simetryn
  terbutryn
triazinone herbicides
ametridione
amibuzin
hexazinone
isomethiozin
metamitron
metribuzin
triazole herbicides
amitrole
cafenstrole
epronaz
flupoxam
triazolone herbicides
amicarbazone
bencarbazone
carfentrazone
flucarbazone
propoxycarbazone
sulfentrazone
thiencarbazone
triazolopyrimidine herbicides
cloransulam
diclosulam
florasulam
flumetsulam
metosulam
penoxsulam
pyroxsulam
uracil herbicides
benzfendizone
bromacil
butafenacil
flupropacil
isocil
lenacil
saflufenacil
terbacil
urea herbicides
benzthiazuron
cumyluron
cycluron
dichloralurea
diflufenzopyr
isonoruron
isouron
methabenzthiazuron
monisouron
noruron
- phenylurea herbicides
  anisuron
  buturon
  chlorbromuron
  chloreturon
  chlorotoluron
  chloroxuron
  daimuron
  difenoxuron
  dimefuron
  diuron
  fenuron
  fluometuron
  fluothiuron
  isoproturon
  linuron
  methiuron
  methyldymron
  metobenzuron
  metobromuron
  metoxuron
  monolinuron
  monuron
  neburon
  parafluron
  phenobenzuron
  siduron
  tetrafluron
  thidiazuron
- sulfonylurea herbicides
  - pyrimidinylsulfonylurea herbicides
    amidosulfuron
    azimsulfuron
    bensulfuron
    chlorimuron
    cyclosulfamuron
    ethoxysulfuron
    flazasulfuron
    flucetosulfuron
    flupyrsulfuron
    foramsulfuron
    halosulfuron
    imazosulfuron
    mesosulfuron
    nicosulfuron
    orthosulfamuron
    oxasulfuron
    primisulfuron
    pyrazosulfuron
    rimsulfuron
    sulfometuron
    sulfosulfuron
    trifloxysulfuron
  - triazinylsulfonylurea herbicides
    chlorsulfuron
    cinosulfuron
    ethametsulfuron
    iodosulfuron
    metsulfuron
    prosulfuron
    thifensulfuron
    triasulfuron
    tribenuron
    triflusulfuron
    tritosulfuron
- thiadiazolylurea herbicides
  buthiuron
  ethidimuron
  tebuthiuron
  thiazafluron
  thidiazuron
unclassified herbicides
acrolein
allyl alcohol
azafenidin
bentazone
benzobicyclon
buthidazole
calcium cyanamide
cambendichlor
chlorfenac
chlorfenprop
chlorflurazole
chlorflurenol
cinmethylin
clomazone
CPMF
cresol
cyanamide
ortho-dichlorobenzene
dimepiperate
endothal
fluoromidine
fluridone
flurochloridone
flurtamone
fluthiacet
indanofan
methyl isothiocyanate
OCH
oxaziclomefone
pentachlorophenol
pentoxazone
phenylmercury acetate
pinoxaden
prosulfalin
pyribenzoxim
pyriftalid
quinoclamine
rhodethanil
sulglycapin
thidiazimin
tridiphane
trimeturon
tripropindan
tritac

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For a classification of herbicides according to their mode of action, developed by the Herbicide Resistance Action Committee and the Weed Science Society of America, please see: Herbicide Classification According to Primary Sites of Action.

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