Chemistry:Quinmerac

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Quinmerac is a chemical herbicide first manufactured by BASF in 1993.[1] Its formula is C
11
H
8
ClNO
2
, and it is a quinolinemonocarboxylic acid that includes chlorine and methyl groups as substituents.[2]

Use

Quinmerac is used as a herbicide to control various pests, such as chickweed, that affect cereals, rape, and sugar beets.[3] In a 2015 survey of herbicides, quinmerac was rated as having the sixth-highest market share out of the most popular herbicides used with sugar beet crops with a 7.6% share.[4]

Regulation

Quinmerac was approved by the European Commission in 2010 to be added to the list of Authorised Plant Protection Products.[5]

See also

  • HRAC classification

References

  1. Entry on Quinmerac. at: Römpp Online. Georg Thieme Verlag, retrieved 22 November 2024.
  2. Template:Cite PubChem
  3. Lewis, K.A.; Tzilivakis, J.; Warner, D.; Green, A. (2016). "An international database for pesticide risk assessments and management". Human and Ecological Risk Assessment 22 (4): 1050–1064. doi:10.1080/10807039.2015.1133242. Bibcode2016HERA...22.1050L. https://sitem.herts.ac.uk/aeru/ppdb/en/Reports/578.htm. 
  4. Roßberg, D.; Aeckerle, N.; Stockfisch, N. (2017). "Erhebungen zur Anwendung von chemischen Pflanzenschutzmitteln in Zuckerrüben" (in de). Gesunde Pflanzen 69 (2): 59–66. doi:10.1007/s10343-017-0389-5. 
  5. "Richtlijn 2010/89/EU Van de Commissie van 6 November 2010" (in nl). Publicatieblad van de Europese Unie. 7 December 2010. http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:320:0003:0006:NL:PDF.