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2. 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid - Wikipedia

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   2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid is an organic compound with the chemical formula Cl 2 C 6 H 3 OCH 2 CO 2 H.It is usually referred to by its ISO common name 2,4-D. [4] It is a systemic herbicide that kills most broadleaf weeds by causing uncontrolled growth, but most grasses such as cereals, lawn turf, and grassland are relatively unaffected.

3. 2,4-DB - Wikipedia

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   2,4-DB or 4-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)butyric acid is a selective systemic phenoxy herbicide used to control many annual and perennial broad-leaf weeds in alfalfa, peanuts, soybeans, and other crops. Its active metabolite , 2,4-D , inhibits growth at the tips of stems and roots.

4. Phenoxy herbicide - Wikipedia

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   US Geological Survey estimate of 2,4-D use in the USA to 2019 The use of herbicides in US agriculture is mapped by the US Geological Survey. As of 2019 [update] , 2,4-D was the most used of the auxins. 45,000,000 pounds (20,000,000 kg) were sprayed that year, [ 5 ] compared to 2,000,000 pounds (910,000 kg) of the next most heavily applied, MCPA ...

5. Once A Component of Agent Orange, 2,4-D Herbicide Could ... - AOL

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   The chemical, supplied by Monsanto and Dow Chemical, was a mixture of two herbicides: 2,4,5-T and 2,4-D. The former was phased-out of field use more than 30 years ago due to toxicity concerns ...

6. Once A Component of Agent Orange, 2,4-D Herbicide Could ... - AOL

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   Huey helicopters were used to disperse Agent Orange across forests and farms in over 6,500 missions in a nine year period of the Vietnam War. Image source: Wikimedia Commons The use of Agent ...

7. Herbicide - Wikipedia

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   When 2,4-D was commercially released in 1946, it became the first successful selective herbicide, triggering a worldwide revolution in agricultural output. It allowed for greatly enhanced weed control in wheat, maize (corn), rice, and similar cereal grass crops, because it kills dicots (broadleaf plants), but not most monocots (grasses). The ...