Product Description

About product 

Sunrice Herbicide plays a vital role in maintaining healthy rice crops by managing unwanted weeds. 

Sunrice Herbicide technical name - Ethoxysulfuron 15% WDG

It contains Ethoxysulfuron as an active ingredient which belongs to the sulfonyl urea group of herbicides. When combined with grass herbicide like Rice star as tank mix it can offer total weed control in rice. 

Sunrice Herbicide is a quick-acting herbicide on sedges and broad-leaved weeds.   

Sunrice Herbicide Technical Details 

Technical Content: Ethoxysulfuron 15% WDG 

Mode of Entry: Selective & post - emergent 

Mode of Action: Ethoxysulfuron is mainly taken up by the leaves and is translocated within the plant. After inhibition of plant growth, chlorotic patches develop and spread at first acropetally, then basipetally. The action of the product reaches its conclusion about 3-4 weeks after application with the death of the whole plant. Ethoxysulfuron acts by inhibition of acetolactate.  

Key Features & Benefits 

Sunrice Herbicide is a selective herbicide. 

Acts as post-emergence hence gives flexibility of application. 

Gives excellent control of difficult to control weeds like Monochoria and Scirpus. 

Effectively controls annual sedges like Cyperus rotundus. 

Acts at very low dose being sulfonyl urea. 

Sunrice Herbicide is very effective for the control of sedges and broad leaf weeds in transplanted rice.  

Sunrice Herbicide Usage & Crops 

Recommended Crop : Transplanted Rice 

Target Weeds: Horra grass (Fimbristylis miliacea) 

Nut grass (Cyperus difformis and C. iria)

Scirpus sp.

False daisy (Eclipta alba)

Monochoria vaginalis

Marsilea quadrifolia

Ammania baccifera

Dosage: 83.3 to 100gm/ha at 5-10 days after transplanting (DAT) of rice crop.

Method of Application: Foliar Spray

Additional Information 

Ensure thorough land preparation. Drain out excess water and apply uniformly on the soil surface which should preferably be moist. Flood the field after 24 hours.  

Disclaimer: This information is provided for reference purposes only. Always follow to the recommended application guidelines outlined on the product label and accompanying leaflet.