Classification analysis of herbicides that were approved in 2018

Abstract

An important area in agriculture is control of weeds. One of the effective ways to suppress weeds are herbicides. They are able to eliminate weeds, thereby increasing productivity of crops. There are a large number of herbicides that have been tested, registered and licensed. Each herbicide differs in the following criteria: chemical structure, herbicidal activity, mechanism of absorption and action, and ways of movement. Herbicides approved in 2018 are based on active substances which are described here. The active substances are diflufenzopyr, flufenacet, flurtamone, bromoxynil, cycloxydim and some others. A classification was compiled for a visual study of herbicides. It is presented in this work with an indication of new herbicides that were approved for use in 2018.