Atrazine Herbicide – (80% WP)

Atrazine is a selective and systemic herbicide used for the control of broad weeds and grasses. It should be noted that atrazine is selective; this means that it can only be used for crops like maize, pineapple, sorghum, sugarcane and yam.

Atrazine herbicide is known for the control of weeds in corn. In Nigeria, it is one of the most popular herbicides used for the control of weeds in corn plantation.

Atrazine herbicide comes in powder form. It should be mixed with water at the recommended rate before application to weeds.

After application of atrazine, you may not be able to plant crops other than maize, pineapple, sorghum and yam for a period of time.

Characteristics of Atrazine Herbicide

The following are the characteristics of Atrazine herbicide:

Atrazine herbicide contains the active ingredient atrazine.

It has a low spray volume. 80 – 100 litres of atrazine solution or mix can be used to control weeds in a one hectare farmland.

Atrazine herbicide is produced with surfactants. The surfactants make the herbicide solution stick well to the weeds. This makes the herbicide very effective for the control of weeds.

Atrazine herbicide can kill a broad range of weeds in maize, pineapple and sorghum plantation.

Atrazine herbicide has a selective action on weeds.

It is a systemic herbicide.

Benefits of using Atrazine herbicide

The following are the benefits of using atrazine herbicide:

It has action on a broad range of weeds of selected crops like maize.

The use of atrazine herbicide can reduce the cost of weeding. Manual and mechanized weeding can be costly; this can reduce the profit of farmers.

It can be applied anytime. Changes in weather conditions do not affect this herbicide.

Atrazine herbicide kills weeds totally.

Atrazine herbicide is compatible with other products.

How to Use Atrazine Herbicide

Atrazine herbicide should be sprayed to the weeds before planting.

Atrazine should be sprayed on the weeds before the planting of the crop. Do not spray this herbicide if you have already planted your crop.

Knapsack spraying:                              2 – 5 kg of atrazine powder per hectare

Ground spraying equipment:            2 – 5 kg of atrazine powder per hectare.

Precautions:

• It should be sprayed on target weeds. Shields can be used to prevent the spraying of your main crops.
• It should not be sprayed if the wind speed is above 15 kilometres per hour
• Do not allow spray mist to drift to undesired crop or vegetation.
• Do not use very acidic water to mix the Force Up herbicide.
• Spray actively growing weeds before planting (increases absorption at a lower rate).

To order or buy atrazine herbicide, please call us on 08066437109.