LINURON
Trade Name: Lorox
Group 7
Site of Action: Inhibitors of photosynthesis at photosystem II, Site B
Blocks electron transport and the transfer of light energy.
Symptoms:
- Occur after the cotyledons and first true leaves emerge
- Include yellowing of the leaf margins or tips and yellowing between the leaf veins in broadleaf plants
- Injured leaf tissue eventually turns brown and dies
- Damage is usually observed on older growth
Uptake and Translocation
- xylem mobile
- moves upwards only
Persistence:
Half-life in soil: 60 days
