List of approved active constituents in each “Group” and, for ease of identification, the trade name of the first registered product or successor. Refer to the APVMA website (www.apvma.gov.au) to obtain a complete list of registered products from the PUBCRIS database.
| Chemical family | Active constituent (first registered trade name) | ||
| GROUP 1
Inhibition of acetyl co-enzyme A carboxylase (ACC’ase inhibitors) |
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| Aryloxyphenoxy-propionates (FOPs) | clodinafop (Topik®), cyhalofop (Agixa®*, Barnstorm®), diclofop (Cheetah® Gold* Decision®*, Hoegrass®), fenoxaprop (Cheetah®, Gold*, Wildcat®), fluazifop (Fusilade®,RoundupFNG Weedkiller®*), haloxyfop (Verdict®), propaquizafop (Shogun®), quizalofop (Targa®) | ||
| Cyclohexanediones (DIMs) | butroxydim (Factor®*), clethodim (Select®, Zero Triple Action Garden Weedkiller®*), profoxydim (Aura®), sethoxydim (Cheetah® Gold*, Decision®*), tralkoxydim (Achieve®) | ||
| Phenylpyrazoles (DENs) | pinoxaden (Axial®) | ||
| GROUP 2
Inhibition of acetolactate synthase (ALS inhibitors), acetohydroxyacid synthase (AHAS) |
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| Imidazolinones (IMIs) | imazamox (Intervix®*, Raptor®), imazapic (Bobcat I-Maxx®*, Flame®, Midas®*, OnDuty®*), imazapyr (Arsenal Xpress®*, Intervix®*, Lightning®*, Midas®* OnDuty®*, Roundup PNG Weedkiller®*), imazethapyr (Lightning®*, Spinnaker®) | ||
| Pyrimidinyl–thio-benzoates | bispyribac (Nominee®), pyrithiobac (Staple®) | ||
| Sulfonylureas (SUs) | azimsulfuron (Gulliver®), bensulfuron (Londax®), chlorsulfuron (Glean®), ethoxysulfuron (Hero®), flazasulfuron (Katana®), foramsulfuron (Tribute®), halosulfuron (Sempra®), iodosulfuron (Hussar®), mesosulfuron (Atlantis®), metsulfuron (Ally®, Harmony®* M, Stinger®*, Trounce®*, Ultimate Brushweed®* Herbicide), prosulfuron (Casper®*), rimsulfuron (Titus®), sulfometuron (Oust®, Eucmix Pre Plant®*, Trimac Plus®*), sulfosulfuron (Monza®), thifensulfuron (Harmony®* M), triasulfuron (Logran®, Logran® B-Power®*), tribenuron (Express®), trifloxysulfuron (Envoke®, Krismat®*) | ||
| Triazolopyrimidines-Type 1 | florasulam (Crest®*, Gangster®*, Paradigm®*, Vortex®*, X‑Pand®*), flumetsulam (Broadstrike®, Thistrol® Gold*), metosulam (Eclipse®) | ||
| Triazolopyrimidines-Type 2 | pyroxsulam (Crusader® Rexade®*) | ||
* This product contains more than one active constituent
| Chemical family | Active constituent (first registered trade name) |
| GROUP 3
Inhibition of microtubule assembly |
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| Benzamides | propyzamide (Effigy®*, Kerb®) |
| Benzoic acids | chlorthal (Dacthal®, Prothal®*) |
| Dinitroanilines: (DNAs) | oryzalin (Rout®*, Surflan®), pendimethalin (Freehand*®, OH2 Ornamental Herbicide®*, Stomp®), prodiamine (Barricade®), trifluralin (Bolta Duo®*, Jetti Duo®*, Treflan®) |
| Pyridines | dithiopyr (Dimension®) |
| GROUP 4
Disruptors of plant cell growth (Auxin mimics) |
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| Benzoates | dicamba (Banvel®, Banvel M®*, Barrel®*, Casper®*, Lawnweeder plus®*, Lawn weedkiller*, Mecoban®, Methar Tri-Kombi®*, Nuturf Millennium®*, Sandoban®*) |
| Phenoxy-carboxylates
(Phenoxys) |
2,4-D (Actril DS®*, Amicide®, Fallow Boss Tordon®*, Methar Tri-Kombi®*, Pyresta®*, Vortex®*), 2,4-DB (Trifolamine®), dichlorprop (Lantana 600®), MCPA (Agtryne® MA*, Banvel M®*, Barrel®*, Basagran® M60*, Buctril® MA*, Buffalo Pro Weedkiller®*, Condor*®, Flight®*, Lawnweeder plus®*, Lawn Weedkiller*, Midas®*, Paragon®*, Precept®*, Quadrant®*, Silverado®*, Spearhead®*, Thistrol Gold*®, Tigrex®*, Tordon 242®*, Triathlon®*, Zero Triple Action Garden Weedkiller ®*), MCPB (Legumine®, Thistrol Gold*®), mecoprop (Mecoban®, Mecopropamine®, Methar Tri‑Kombi®*, Multiweed®*) |
| Pyridine carboxylates
(Pyridines) |
Aminocyclopyrachlor (Method®), aminopyralid (Fallow Boss Tordon®*, ForageMax®*, Grazon Extra®*, Hotshot®*, Stinger®*, Vigilant II®*), clopyralid (Lontrel®, Nuturf Millennium®*, Spearhead®*, Trimac Plus®*, Velmac Plus®*) , florpyrauxifen (Agixa®*, Ubeniq®), halauxifen (ForageMax®*, Paradigm®*, Pixxaro®*, Rexade®*), picloram (Fallow Boss Tordon®*, Grazon Extra®*, Tordon®, Tordon 242®*, Tordon Regrowth Master®*, Trinoc®*, Vigilant II®*), |
| Quinoline-carboxylates | quinclorac (Drive®) |
| Pyridyloxy-carboxylates | fluroxypyr (Crest®*, Hotshot®*, Pixxaro®*, Roundup FNG Weedkiller®*, Roundup PNG Weedkiller®*, Starane®), triclopyr (Garlon®, Grazon Extra®*, Tordon Regrowth Master®*, Tough Roundup® Weedkiller*, Ultimate Brushweed®* Herbicide) |
| GROUP 5
Inhibition of photosynthesis at photosystem II – D1 Serine 264 binders (and other non-histidine binders) (PS II Serine 264 inhibitors) |
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| Amides | propanil (Stam®) |
| Phenylcarbamates | phenmedipham (Betanal®) |
| Pyridazinones | chloridazon (Pyramin®) |
| Triazines | ametryn (Amigan®*, Gesapax® Combi*, Krismat®, Primatol Z®), atrazine (Gesapax® Combi*, Gesaprim®, Primextra® Gold*), cyanazine (Bladex®), prometryn (Bandit®*, Cotogard®*, Gesagard®), propazine (Agaprop®), simazine (Brunnings RTU Path Weeder®*, Gesatop®, Bantox®*, Yates Once A Year Path Weeder®*), terbuthylazine (Effigy*®, Firestorm®*, Palmero TX®*, Terbyne®), terbutryn (Agtryne® MA*, Amigan®*, Igran®) |
| Triazinones | amicarbazone (Amitron®*) hexazinone (Bobcat I-Maxx®*, Velmac Plus®*, Velpar® K4*, Velpar® L), metribuzin (Aptitude®*, Sencor®) |
| Uracils | bromacil (Hyvar®, Krovar®*), terbacil (Eucmix Pre Plant®*, Sinbar®, Trimac Plus®*) |
| Ureas | diuron (Karmex®, Krovar®*, Velpar® K4*), fluometuron (Bandit®*, Cotogard®*, Cotoran®), linuron (Afalon®), metobromuron (Soleto®), methabenzthiazuron (Tribunil®), siduron (Tupersan®), tebuthiuron (Graslan®) |
| GROUP 6
Inhibition of photosynthesis at photosystem II – D1 Histadine 215 binders (PS II Histadine 215 inhibitors) |
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| Benzothiadiazinones | bentazone (Basagran®, Basagran® M60*, Lawnweeder Plus®*) |
| Nitriles | bromoxynil (Barrel®*, Buctril®, Buctril® MA*, Buffalo Pro Weedkiller®*, Eliminar C®*, Flight®*, Jaguar®*, Quadrant®*, Talinor®*, Triathlon®*, Velocity®*), ioxynil (Actril® DS*, Totril®) |
| GROUP 9
Inhibition of 5-enolpyruvyl shikimate-3 phosphate synthase (EPSP inhibition) |
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| Glycines | glyphosate (Arsenal Xpress®*, Bantox*, Broadway®*, Firestorm®*, Illico®*, Resolva®*, Roundup®, Sandoban*®, Tough Roundup® Weedkiller*, Trounce®*, Pathweeder®*) |
| GROUP 10
Inhibition of glutamine synthetase |
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| Phosphinic acids | glufosinate (Basta®, Liberty®) |
| GROUP 12
Inhibition of carotenoid biosynthesis at the phytoene desaturase step (PDS inhibitors) |
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| N-Phenyl heterocycles | norflurazon (Solicam®) |
| Phenyl-ethers | diflufenican (Brodal®, Gangster®*, Jaguar®*, Mateno® Complete*, Quadrant®*, Spearhead®*, Tigrex®*, Triathlon®*, Pathweeder®*), picolinafen (Eliminar C®*, Flight®*, Paragon®*, Quadrant®*, Sniper®) |
| GROUP 13
Inhibition of deoxy-D-xyulose phosphate synthase (DOXP inhibitors) |
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| Isoxazolidinones | bixlozone (Overwatch®), clomazone (Altiplano®*, Command®) |
| GROUP 14
Inhibition of protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PPO inhibitors) |
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| Diphenyl ethers | acifluorfen (Blazer®), fomesafen (Reflex®), oxyfluorfen (Goal®, OH2 Ornamental Herbicide®*, Rout®, Pathweeder®) |
| N-Phenyl-oxadiazolones | oxadiargyl (Raft®), oxadiazon (Ronstar®) |
| Phenylpyrazoles | pyraflufen (Condor*®, Ecopar®, Pyresta®*) |
| N-Phenyl-imides | butafenacil (B-Power®*, Logran® B-Power®*, Resolva®*), flumioxazin (Valor®, Terrain®), saflufenacil (Sharpen®, Voraxor*®), tiafenacil (Terrad’Or®), trifludimoxazin (Voraxor*®) |
| N-Phenyl-triazolinones | carfentrazone (Affinity®, Aptitude®*, Broadway®, Buffalo Pro Weedkiller®*, Silverado®*) |
| GROUP 15
Inhibition of very long chain fatty acid synthesis (VLCFA inhibitors) |
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| α-Chloroacetamides | dimethenamid (Freehand*, Frontier®-P, Outlook ®), metazachlor (Butisan®), metolachlor (Boxer® Gold*, Dual® Gold, Primextra® Gold*), propachlor (Prothal®*, Ramrod®) |
| Benzofurans | ethofumesate (Tramat®) |
| Isoxazolines | pyroxasulfone (Mateno® Complete*, Sakura®) |
| Thiocarbamates | EPTC (Eptam®), molinate (Ordram®), pebulate (Tillam®), prosulfocarb (Arcade®, Bolta Duo®*, Boxer® Gold*, Diablo Duo®*), thiobencarb (Saturn®), tri-allate (Avadex®, Diablo Duo®*, Jetti Duo®*), vernolate (Vernam®) |
| GROUP 18 Inhibition of dihydropteroate synthase (DHP inhibitors) |
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| Carbamates | asulam (Asulox®) |
| GROUP 19 Inhibition of auxin transport (ATIs) |
|
| Aryl-carboxylates | naptalam (Alanap-L®) |
| GROUP 22
Inhibition of photosynthesis at photosystem I via electron diversion (PSI electron diversion) |
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| Pyridiniums | diquat (Reglone®, Spray Seed®*), paraquat (Alliance®*, Gramoxone®, Spray Seed®*) |
| GROUP 23 Inhibition of microtubule organisation |
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| Carbamates | carbetamide (Carbetamex®, Ultro®), , chlorpropham (Chlorpropham®) |
| GROUP 27
Inhibition of 4-hydroxyphenyl-pyruvate dioxygenase (HPPD inhibitors) |
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| Isoxazoles | isoxaflutole (Balance® Palmero TX®*) |
| Pyrazoles | benzofenap (Taipan®), pyrasulfotole (Galaxy®, Precept®*, Velocity®*) topramezone (Frequency®) |
| Triketones | bicyclopyrone (Talinor®*), mesotrione (Callisto®) |
| GROUP 29 Inhibition of cellulose biosynthesis |
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| Alkylazines | indaziflam (Specticle®) |
| Benzamides | isoxaben (Gallery®, X-Pand®*) |
| Nitriles | dichlobenil (Casoron®) |
| GROUP 30 Inhibition of fatty acid thioesterase |
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| Benzyl ether | cinmethylin (Luximax®), methiozolin (PoaCure Turf®) |
| GROUP 31
Inhibition of serine-threonine protein phosphatase (STPP inhibitors) |
|
| Unknown | endothal (Endothal®) |
| GROUP 32
Inhibition of solanesyl diphosphate synthase |
|
| Diphenyl ether | aclonifen (Mateno® Complete*) |
| GROUP 34
Inhibition of lycopene cyclase |
|
| Triazoles | amitrole (Alliance®*, Amitrole®, RTU Pathweeder®*, Illico®*, Firestorm®*, Onceyear Pathweeder®*) |
| GROUP 0
Herbicides with unknown mode of action |
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| Arylaminopropionic acids | flamprop (Mataven® L) |
| Acetamides | napropamide (Altiplano®*, Devrinol®) |
| Organoarsenicals | DSMA (disodium methylarsonate) (Methar®, Trinoc®*), MSMA (monosodium methylarsonate) (Daconate®) |
| Fatty acids | Pelargonic acid (Nonanoic acid) (Roundup FNG Weedkiller®*, Roundul PNG Weedkiller®*, Slasher®Zero Triple Action Garden Weedkiller®*) |
| Chlorocarbonic acids | dalapon (Dalapon®, Onceyear Pathweeder®*, flupropanate (Frenock®) |
| Phosphorodithioates | bensulide (Prefar®) |
* This product contains more than one active constituent
URL: https://croplife.org.au/resources/programs/resistance-management/herbicide-moa-table-4/
Content last updated: July 14, 2023
CropLife Australia’s Resistance Management Strategies provide a guide for crop protection product rotation through product groups. The strategies are a useful tool that supports farmers’ adoption of resistance management. All crop protection products must be handled and applied strictly as specified on the product label or APVMA permits.
These Resistance Management Strategies do not replace product labels. They are a guide only and do not endorse particular products, groups of products or cultural methods in terms of their performance. It is important to check with the Australian regulator’s (APVMA) product database for contemporary information on products and active constituents. The database can be sourced through www.apvma.gov.au
The information given in this strategy is provided in good faith and without any liability for loss or damage suffered as a result of its application and use. Advice given in this strategy is valid as at 14 July 2023. All previous versions of this strategy are now invalid.