Use of thaxtomin for selective control of rice and aquatic based weeds

摘要

The use of a bacterial secondary metabolite, thaxtomin is described as an effective herbicide on broadleaved, sedge and grass weeds, e.g., in rice fields with no phytotoxicity to rice as well as on aquatic based weeds.

主权项

1. A method for inhibiting post-emergent growth of monocotyledonous, dicotyledonous and sedge weeds in rice growing systems comprising
applying to said monocotyledonous, dicotyledonous and sedge weeds in said rice growing system an amount ranging from 0.05 to 4.0 mg/ml of thaxtomin to inhibit growth of said monocotyledonous, dicotyledonous and sedge weeds, wherein said monocotyledonous, dicotyledonous and sedge weeds comprise Ammania sp., Alisma plantago-aquatica, Cyperus sp., Leptochloa sp. or a combination thereof.