Propanil
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Propanil is a widely used contact herbicide
. With an estimated use of about 8 million pounds in 2001, it is one of the more widely used herbicides in the United States.
Herbicide
Herbicides, also commonly known as weedkillers, are pesticides used to kill unwanted plants. Selective herbicides kill specific targets while leaving the desired crop relatively unharmed. Some of these act by interfering with the growth of the weed and are often synthetic "imitations" of plant...
. With an estimated use of about 8 million pounds in 2001, it is one of the more widely used herbicides in the United States.