A Guided Tour of the Soil Seed Banks

A Novel AHAS-Inhibiting Herbicide Candidate for Controlling Leptochloa chinensis: A Devastating Weedy Grass in Rice Fields

“…The high efficacy of DEP-5 in rice fields is primarily attributed to its pre-and postemergence characteristics, where the preemergent herbicidal activity could significantly reduce the large weed seed bank in the soil by inactivating seed germination and production. 49 In addition, the remarkable absorption and translocation behavior of DEP-5, along with its wide application window and the compatibility of the application temperature with the rice growth period, all contribute to its excellent herbicidal activity. Importantly, as an AHAS inhibitor, DEP-5 differs from the typical ACCase herbicides and demonstrates no cross-resistance to cyhalofop-butyl-resistant L. chinensis, indicating its promising potential for L. chinensis control in rice fields.…”

“…While the continued use of cyhalofop-butyl may pose an extreme ecological risk. The high efficacy of DEP- 5 in rice fields is primarily attributed to its pre- and postemergence characteristics, where the pre-emergent herbicidal activity could significantly reduce the large weed seed bank in the soil by inactivating seed germination and production . In addition, the remarkable absorption and translocation behavior of DEP- 5 , along with its wide application window and the compatibility of the application temperature with the rice growth period, all contribute to its excellent herbicidal activity.…”