Paraquat Herbicide

Recently, the Telangana Government issued a Government Order banning the manufacture, sale, distribution and use of Paraquat to protect farmers and public health.

  • Paraquat is a highly toxic, fast-acting, non-selective contact herbicide used to control weeds by destroying green plant tissues on contact.
  • It is marketed globally under brand names such as Gramoxone and has been widely used for rapid field clearing.
  • Acts as a non-selective herbicide, killing almost all green vegetation it comes into contact with.
  • Works by generating reactive oxygen species (ROS) that damage plant cell membranes and rapidly dry out ....
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