Genesaf 18 WP – GENETICA

Product Name: GENESAF 18 WP

Introducing Information:

Genesaf 18 WP is a combined preparation with the two active ingredients known as “Bensulfuron methyl & Acetachlor ”. Introduce by Bensulfuron methyl- E.I. du Pont de Numours & Co. in 1985; Acetochlor is an herbicide developed by Monsanto Company and Zeneca. It is a member of the class of herbicides known as chloroacetanilides.

Active Ingredient

“Bensulfuron methyl + Acetachlor”.

Group

BM-Systemic herbicide (Sulfonylurea); Acetachloe- Chloroacetanilides

Formulation type

WP (Wettable Powder)

Function

Bensulfuron Methyl-Selective pre & post emergence control of annual and perennial weeds and sedges, pre or post emergence in flooded and wet land rice and transplanted rice crops.

Acetachlor-Acetachlor is a selective herbicide that controls a broad spectrum of annual grass, sedge and and broad leaf weeds.

Mode of Action

Bensulfuron Methyl-Selective systemic Herbicide, absorbed by the foliage & roots with rapid translocation to the meristematic tissue.

Acetachlor- Its mode of action is elogase inhibition, and inhibition of gernylgernayl pyrophosphate (GGPP) cyclization enzymes, part of the gibberellin pathway. It carries high risks of environmental contamination.

Biochemistry

Bensulfuron Methyl- Branched chain amino acid synthesis (ALS or AHAS) Inhibitor. Acts by inhibiting biosynthesis of the essential amino acids valine & isovaline hence stopping cell division and plant growth.

Acetachlor – Acetachlor is in the chloroacetanilide herbicide family which act as long chain fatty acid inhibitors.

Crop	Pest	Dose in 33 Decimal	Dose in Acre(100 Decimal)
Rice	Weeds	70 gm	200 gm
Onion	Weeds	100 gm	300 gm