After more than a decade of research, a Syngenta herbicide has been recognized under a new chemical subclass and will allow control of grass weeds that had developed resistance to existing products
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A vital breakthrough has been achieved in the global fight against resistant grass weeds. Syngenta announced that its latest solution for controlling such species, metproxybicyclone, has been recognized under a new herbicide chemical subclass. It thus becomes a tool to combat grasses that have developed resistance to existing herbicides. "The decision, made by the Herbicide Resistance Action Committee (HRAC) and the Weed Science Society of America (WSSA), highlights the distinction of metproxybicyclone as the fourth generation of ACCase inhibitors, an important herbicide class," Syngenta explained in a statement. "The third generation of ACCase inhibitors, represented by Syngenta's lead molecule pinoxaden, was launched in 2006. The nearly two-decade gap in ACCase subclass innovation partly reflects the challenges of finding new, effective, and safe solutions," it added. Hard to Kill Weeds compete with crops for resources such as water, nutrients, and sunlight, and reduce yields in ...