Flufenacet

Flufenacet (CAS 142459-58-3), also known by its development code FOE 5043, is a selective herbicide used in commercial agriculture to control grass and broadleaf weeds in cereal and oilseed crops.

Where is Flufenacet used?

• Winter wheat, winter barley and oilseed rape: suppression of grass weeds such as blackgrass and ryegrass where resistance has reduced options
• Maize: control of annual grasses and certain broadleaf species by soil-surface application before crop emergence
• Potato and soybean cropping systems in select markets: soil-applied weed management
• It inhibits very-long-chain fatty acid synthesis in target plants, making it effective as a pre-emergence and early post-emergence soil treatment.

Good to know: Formulators combine it with partners such as diflufenican or metribuzin to broaden the weed control spectrum and reduce resistance selection pressure.

Commercial specifications

• Standard technical purity typically meets requirements for commercial herbicide manufacturing
• Packaged quantities range from drum to bulk supply depending on formulation volumes required