Description:

AGRIVENTURE METRON (Wettable Powder) is a highly effective, systemic post-emergence herbicide primarily used to control broadleaf weeds. It belongs to the sulfonylurea chemical family and is a low-dose, highly selective weedicide.

Technical content: Metsulfuron Methyl 20% WP

Key Features & Benefits:

• Systemic Mode of Action: Absorbed rapidly through both roots and foliage. It works by inhibiting the ALS (acetolactate synthase) enzyme, which stops essential amino acid production and immediately halts weed growth.
• High Efficiency & Low Dose: Requires only a fraction of the product compared to standard herbicides—typically just 8 grams per acre for crops like wheat and rice.
• Crop Selectivity: Because crops like wheat and rice metabolize and break down the chemical naturally, it targets only the competitive weeds without harming the primary yield.
• Long Residual Activity: It provides excellent residual soil activity, ensuring fields stay clean for longer durations after application.
• Excellent Rain-fastness: The formula is quickly absorbed into plant tissues. It remains effective even if light rain or irrigation occurs just 4 hours after spraying.
• No Effect on Following Crops: Its half-life in the soil is extremely short (just a few days), meaning it won't impact the growth of subsequent rotation crops.
• Broad-Spectrum Control: Effectively eliminates major broadleaf weeds (such as Chenopodium album, Convolvulus arvensis) and specific sedges (like Cyperus iria) in a single application.

Crops suitability: Wheat, Rice (Paddy / Transplanted Rice), Sugarcane

Commonly used for: Highly effective against broadleaf weeds such as Chenopodium album (lambsquarters), Convolvulus arvensis (field bindweed), and various sweet clovers.

Mode of entry: Systemic

Mode of action:

• Enzyme Inhibition: It inhibits the plant enzyme Acetolactate Synthase (ALS)—also called Acetohydroxyacid Synthase (AHAS).
• Stops Amino Acid Synthesis: Blocking this enzyme prevents the biosynthesis of branched-chain amino acids, specifically valine, leucine, and isoleucine, which are critical for plant protein synthesis.
• Halts Cell Division: The blockage directly halts cell division in the meristematic tissues of both roots and shoots.
• Plant Death: Treated weeds will experience chlorosis (yellowing), growth stunting, and gradual wilting before they are completely eliminated.

Mode of application: Foliar spray

Dose: 4 - 8gm in 15-liter water

Additional information:

• Timing: For the best results, apply 25 to 35 days after sowing (or transplanting), when weeds are at the 3 to 4 leaf stage and the field has adequate moisture.