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Market Research published a report titled “Global Herbicides Market (Type, Mode
of action, Crop Type and Geography) - Size, Share, Global Trends, Company
Profiles, Demand, Insights, Analysis, Research, Report, Opportunities,
Segmentation and Forecast, 2013 – 2020.”
The report would assist the global players in understanding the market
dynamics and take profitable decision.
Glyphosate
applications are pushing the global herbicides market towards a poised growth.
Glyphosate, a glycine derivative is a broad-spectrum, non-selective herbicide,
which is applied directly to the plant foliage.
Small quantity of the solution is also used as
a plant growth regulator. It is useful in all annual and perennial plants, such
as broad level weeds, woody plants, grasses, sedges etc. Glyphosate has
moderate toxicity that results in eye irritation and sensitizations to humans.
“Various
market leaders around the world offer their glyphosate herbicide under
different brand names. BASF‘s glyphosate-based Extreme herbicides is one of the
popular international brand for weeds control in Roundup Ready soybeans. KIXOR
range of herbicides of BASF is one of the fastest and most effective weed
control herbicides which are used in glyphosate-resistant weeds of Canada
fleabane,” state AMR analyst
Glyphosate
is a low cost solution and less toxic; hence, it is mostly used by the farmers
and roundup brand herbicides. Further, it helps to kill weeds in
non-agricultural lands such as gardens, railway tracks, industrial complexes,
etc.
“The key factor behind the rapid adoption of
glyphosate herbicides is its less toxicity towards human, animal and
environment. The product possesses various favourable environmental
characteristics, such as low volatility, soil binding, microbial degradation,
positive effect over microorganisms etc. This above characteristics makes the
herbicides a suitable and sustainable agriculture, land management and wildlife
solution,” further adds analyst.
