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Pendimethalin
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<p>Pendimethalin is an <a href="/facts/Herbicide/FN93bvrk">herbicide</a> of the <a href="/facts/Dinitroaniline/gUyyJU6y">dinitroaniline</a> class used premergently and postemergently to control annual grasses and certain <a href="/facts/Broadleaf_weeds/wId0mA45">broadleaf weeds</a>. It inhibits cell division and cell elongation. Pendimethalin is a K1-group (in Australia group D, or numerically group 3) according to the <a href="/facts/HRAC_classification/33yeqcy3">Herbicide Resistance Action Committee</a> (HRAC) classification and is approved in Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia and Oceania for different crops including cereals (wheat, barley, rye, triticale), corn, soybeans, rice, potato, legumes, fruits, vegetables, and nuts, plus lawns and ornamental plants. </p>