OXYFLUORFEN
Trade Name: Goal
Group 14
Site of Action: Inhibitors of protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PPO or Protox)
Symptoms:
- Leaves turn yellow then brown and die
- Reddish-coloured spotting on the leaf surface may appear shortly after application
- Plants that do not die may be stunted for a week or so
- Crop oils and other additives may increase plant injury
- Not prone to resistance
Uptake and Translocation
- Contact herbicide causing immediate injury with little to no movement
Persistence:
Half-life in soil: 35 days
Both photo and microbial degradation.