Other name: Roundup, Touchdown, Rodeo, Accord, Credit

Cas No.: 1071-83-6

Biological Activity

Glyphosate is a broad-spectrum, non-selective systemic herbicide. It inhibits 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase (EPSPS), a key enzyme in the shikimic acid pathway, leading to the disruption of aromatic amino acid synthesis.

Spectrum and Route of Action:

Systemic herbicide absorbed through foliage and translocated throughout the plant, including roots and rhizomes. It kills both annual and perennial weeds. Symptoms appear slowly over 1-2 weeks as yellowing, browning, and complete plant death.

Scope of Application:

Controls a wide range of weeds including:

• Annual grasses (barnyardgrass, foxtails, crabgrass, annual bluegrass)

• Perennial grasses (johnsongrass, quackgrass, bermudagrass, dallisgrass)

• Broadleaf weeds (pigweeds, lambsquarters, ragweed, bindweed, dandelion)

• Perennial broadleaves (Canada thistle, field bindweed, hemp dogbane)

• Sedges (purple and yellow nutsedge)

Mainly used on:

• Glyphosate-resistant crops (soybeans, corn, cotton, canola)

• Orchards and vineyards (strip or spot treatment)

• Roadsides and non-crop areas

• Fallow land and conservation tillage

• Farmsteads and industrial sites

• Aquatic areas (aquatic formulation)