Quinmerac Explained

Quinmerac is a chemical herbicide first manufactured by BASF in 1993. Its formula is, and it is a quinolinemonocarboxylic acid that includes chlorine and methyl groups as substituents.^[1]

Use

Quinmerac is used as a herbicide to control various pests, such as chickweed, that affect cereals, rape, and sugar beets.^[2] In a 2015 survey of herbicides, quinmerac was rated as having the sixth-highest market share out of the most popular herbicides used with sugar beet crops with a 7.6% share.^[3]

Regulation

Quinmerac was approved by the European Commission in 2010 to be added to the list of Authorised Plant Protection Products.^[4]

See also

• HRAC classification

Notes and References

1. 91749. Quinmerac. 22 November 2024.
2. An international database for pesticide risk assessments and management . Lewis . K.A. . Tzilivakis . J. . Warner . D. . Green . A. . 2016 . Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: An International Journal . 22 . 4 . 1050–1064 . 10.1080/10807039.2015.1133242. 2016HERA...22.1050L . 2299/17565 . free .
3. de . Roßberg . D. . Aeckerle . N. . Stockfisch . N. . Erhebungen zur Anwendung von chemischen Pflanzenschutzmitteln in Zuckerrüben . Gesunde Pflanzen . 69 . 59–66 . 2017 . 2 . 10.1007/s10343-017-0389-5 . Survey on Application of Chemical Pesticides in Sugar Beet.
4. Richtlijn 2010/89/EU Van de Commissie van 6 November 2010 . 7 December 2010 . Publicatieblad van de Europese Unie . nl.