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Alachlor

12/13/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Alachlor — toxicity, side effects, diseases and environmental impacts

Alachlor is a selective systemic herbicide most commonly used on annual grasses and the broadleaf weeds that grow around peanuts, corns, and soybeans. This chemical works in two ways: first, alachlor impedes a plant’s ability to generate proteins essential to its growth; second, alachlor interferes with root elongation. Alachlor was one of the most widely […]

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