Herbicide safener

Herbicide safeners are organic compounds used to enhance the effectiveness of herbicides, to make them "safer". They minimize the effect of the herbicide on crop plants, thereby improving selectivity between crop plants vs. weed species being targeted by the herbicide.[1][2] One way that they function is by enhancing the expression of protective enzymes in the crop plant.[3] These protective enzymes might include cytochrome P450.[4]

Herbicide safeners can be used to pretreat crop seeds prior to planting, or they can be sprayed on plants as a mixture with the herbicide.

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