HERBICIDE MODE OF ACTION TABLE

WSSA
GROUP
1

MODE OF ACTION
Inhibition of acetyl
CoA carboxylase
(ACCase)

Aryloxyphenoxy-propionate
FOPs

Cyclohexanedione
DIMs

1
2

CHEMICAL FAMILY
(GROUP)

Inhibition of acetolactate
synthase ALS
(acetohydroxyacid synthase
AHAS)

Phenylpyrazoline 'DEN'
Sulfonylurea

Imidazolinone

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ACTIVE
INGREDIENTS
clodinafop-propargyl
cyhalofop-butyl
diclofop-methyl
fenoxaprop-P-ethyl
fluazifop-P-butyl
haloxyfop-R-methyl
propaquizafop
quizalofop-P-ethyl
alloxydim
butroxydim
clethodim
cycloxydim
profoxydim
sethoxydim
tepraloxydin
tralkoxydim
pinoxaden
amidosulfuron
azimsulfuron
bensulfuron-methyl
chlorimuron-ethyl
chlorsulfuron
cinosulfuron
cyclosulfamuron
ethametsulfuron-methyl
ethoxysulfuron
flazasulfuron
flupyrsulfuron-methyl-Na
foramsulfuron
halosulfuron-methyl
imazosulfuron
iodosulfuron
mesosulfuron
metsulfuron-methyl
nicosulfuron
oxasulfuron
primisulfuron-methyl
prosulfuron
pyrazosulfuron-ethyl
rimsulfuron
sulfometuron-methyl
sulfosulfuron
thifensulfuron-methyl
triasulfuron
tribenuron-methyl
trifloxysulfuron
triflusulfuron-methyl
tritosulfuron
imazapic
imazamethabenz-methyl
imazamox
imazapyr
imazaquin
imazethapyr

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WSSA
GROUP
2

MODE OF ACTION

CHEMICAL FAMILY
(GROUP)
Triazolopyrimidine

Pyrimidinyl(thio)benzoate

Sulfonylaminocarbonyltriazolinone
Dinitroaniline

Microtubule assembly
inhibition

Phosphoroamidate

Pyridine

Benzamide

3
4

Benzoic acid
Phenoxy-carboxylic-acid

Action like indole acetic acid

(synthetic auxins)

Benzoic acid

Pyridine carboxylic acid

Quinoline carboxylic acid

Other

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ACTIVE
INGREDIENTS
cloransulam-methyl
diclosulam
florasulam
flumetsulam
metosulam
penoxsulam
bispyribac-Na
pyribenzoxim
pyriftalid
pyrithiobac-Na
pyriminobac-methyl
flucarbazone-Na
propoxycarbazone-Na
benefin = benfluralin
butralin
dinitramine
ethalfluralin
oryzalin
pendimethalin
trifluralin
amiprophos-methyl
butamiphos
dithiopyr
thiazopyr
propyzamide = pronamide
tebutam
DCPA = chlorthal-dimethyl
clomeprop
2,4-D
2,4-DB
dichlorprop = 2,4-DP
MCPA
MCPB
mecoprop = MCPP = CMPP
chloramben
dicamba
TBA
clopyralid
fluroxypyr
picloram
triclopyr
quinclorac
(also group L)
quinmerac
benazolin-ethyl

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WSSA
GROUP
5

MODE OF ACTION

CHEMICAL FAMILY
(GROUP)

Inhibition of photosynthesis at
photosystem II

Triazine

Triazinone

5
5

Triazolinone
Uracil

5
5

Pyridazinone
Phenyl-carbamate

Inhibition of photosynthesis at
photosystem II

Benzothiadiazinone
Phenyl-pyridazine

6
6
7

Nitrile

Inhibition of photosynthesis at
photosystem II

Urea

Amide

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ACTIVE
INGREDIENTS
ametryne
atrazine
cyanazine
desmetryne
dimethametryne
prometon
prometryne
propazine
simazine
simetryne
terbumeton
terbuthylazine
terbutryne
trietazine
hexazinone
metamitron
metribuzin
amicarbazone
bromacil
lenacil
terbacil
pyrazon = chloridazon
desmedipham
phenmedipham
bromofenoxim
bromoxynil
ioxynil
bentazon
pyridate
pyridafol
chlorobromuron
chlorotoluron
chloroxuron
dimefuron
diuron
ethidimuron
fenuron
fluometuron (see F3)
isoproturon
isouron
linuron
methabenzthiazuron
metobromuron
metoxuron
monolinuron
neburon
siduron
tebuthiuron
propanil
pentanochlor

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WSSA
GROUP
8

MODE OF ACTION

ACTIVE
INGREDIENTS

Thiocarbamate

butylate
cycloate
dimepiperate
EPTC
esprocarb
molinate
orbencarb
pebulate
prosulfocarb
thiobencarb = benthiocarb
tiocarbazil
triallate
vernolate

Phosphorodithioate

bensulide

Benzofuran

benfuresate
ethofumesate
glyphosate
sulfosate
glufosinate-ammonium
bialaphos = bilanaphos
amitrole
(in vivo inhibition of
lycopene cyclase)
norflurazon

9
10
11
12

Inhibition of lipid synthesis not ACCase inhibition

CHEMICAL FAMILY
(GROUP)

Inhibition of EPSP synthase

Glycine

Inhibition of glutamine
synthetase
Bleaching:
Inhibition of carotenoid
biosynthesis (unknown target)
Bleaching:
Inhibition of carotenoid
biosynthesis at the phytoene
desaturase step (PDS)

Phosphinic acid
Triazole

Pyridazinone

12

Pyridinecarboxamide

12

Other

13
13
13
14

Isoxazolidinone
Urea
Diphenylether
Diphenylether

Inhibition of
protoporphyrinogen oxidase
(PPO)

14

Phenylpyrazole

14

N-phenylphthalimide

14

Thiadiazole

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diflufenican
picolinafen
beflubutamid
fluridone
flurochloridone
flurtamone
clomazone
fluometuron (see C2)
aclonifen
acifluorfen-Na
bifenox
chlomethoxyfen
fluoroglycofen-ethyl
fomesafen
halosafen
lactofen
oxyfluorfen
fluazolate
pyraflufen-ethyl
cinidon-ethyl
flumioxazin
flumiclorac-pentyl
fluthiacet-methyl
thidiazimin

HERBICIDE MODE OF ACTION TABLE

WSSA
GROUP
14

MODE OF ACTION

CHEMICAL FAMILY
(GROUP)
Oxadiazole

14

Triazolinone

14
14

Oxazolidinedione
Pyrimidindione

14

Other

15

Inhibition of VLCFAs ( see

Remarks)
(Inhibition of cell division)

Chloroacetamide

15

15

15

Acetamide

15

Oxyacetamide

15
15

Tetrazolinone
Other

17

Organoarsenical

18
19
20
21
21
22
23
24

Inhibition of DHP
(dihydropteroate) synthase
Inhibition of auxin transport
Inhibition of cell wall
(cellulose) synthesis

Photosystem-I-electron
diversion
Inhibition of mitosis /
microtubule organisation
Uncoupling (Membrane
disruption)

Carbamate
Phthalamate
Semicarbazone
Nitrile
Benzamide
Triazolocarboxamide
Bipyridylium
Carbamate

Dinitrophenol

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ACTIVE
INGREDIENTS
oxadiazon
oxadiargyl
azafenidin
carfentrazone-ethyl
sulfentrazone
Pentoxazone
benzfendizone
butafenacil
pyraclonil
profluazol
flufenpyr-ethyl
acetochlor
alachlor
butachlor
dimethachlor
dimethanamid
metazachlor
metolachlor
pethoxamid
pretilachlor
propachlor
propisochlor
thenylchlor
diphenamid
napropamide
naproanilide
flufenacet
mefenacet
fentrazamide
anilofos
cafenstrole
piperophos
DSMA
MSMA
asulam
naptalam
diflufenzopyr-Na
dichlobenil
chlorthiamid
isoxaben
flupoxam
diquat
paraquat
chlorpropham
propham
carbetamide
DNOC
dinoseb
dinoterb

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WSSA
GROUP
25

MODE OF ACTION
Unknown
Note: While the mode of
action of herbicides in Group
Z is unknown it is likely that
they differ in mode of action
between themselves and from
other groups.

CHEMICAL FAMILY
(GROUP)

ACTIVE
INGREDIENTS

Arylaminopropionic acid

Flamprop-M-methyl /isopropyl

26

Quinoline carboxylic acid

26

Chloro-Carbonic-acid

26
27

Pyrazolium
Triketone

quinclorac (for monocots)

(also group O)
TCA
dalapon
flupropanate
difenzoquat
mesotrione
sulcotrione

Bleaching:
Inhibition of 4hydroxyphenyl-pyruvatedioxygenase (4-HPPD)

27

Isoxazole

27

Pyrazole

27
27

Other
Other

27
27
27
27

27

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isoxachlortole
isoxaflutole
benzofenap
pyrazolynate
pyrazoxyfen
Benzobicyclon
bromobutide
(chloro)-flurenol
Cinmethylin
Cumyluron
Dazomet
dymron = daimuron
methyl-dimuron=
methyl-dymron
etobenzanid
fosamine
indanofan
metam
oxaziclomefone
oleic acid
pelargonic acid
pyributicarb