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✓ CIB&RC list up to 30 September 2026 · checked 24 October 2026
Herbicides approved for sugarcane in India
Every herbicide registered for sugarcane (ganna) in the official CIB&RC list of major uses: the weeds, the dose per hectare, the water and the waiting period before harvest.
Herbicides (single ingredient)
20 uses · chemical| Product (as registered) | Weeds | a.i. /ha | Product /ha | Water L/ha | Waiting days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ametryn 80% WG | Digitaria sanguinalis, Cynodon dactylon, Trianthema monogyna, Ageratum conyzoides, Dactyloctenium aegyptium | 2.0 kg | 2.5 kg | 500 | 311 |
| Atrazine 50% WP | Protulaca oleracea, Digitaria spp., Boerhaavia diffusa, Euphorbia spp., Tribulus terrestris | 0.50-2.00 kg | 1.00- 4.00 kg | 500-700 | – |
| Clomazone 50% EC | Echinochloa colonum Brachiaria repens Dactyloctenium aegyptium Trianthema portulacastrum | 0.75-1.00 kg a.i./ha | 1.5-2.0 ltr/ha | 500 Lit | 296 |
| 2,4-D Amine salt 22.5% SL | Cyperus iria, Digitaria spp., Digra rvensis Portulaca oleracea, Commelina benghalensis | 2.81 | 12.3 | 500 | – |
| 2,4-D Dimethyl Amine salt 58% SL | Cyperus iria, Digitaria spp., Dactyloctenium aegyptium, Digera arvensis, Portulaca oleracea, Commelina benghalensis, Convolvulus arvensis⚠ As printed (6.3); 3.5 kg a.i. of a 58% SL is about 6.03 litres. | 3.5 | 6.3 | 500 | – |
| 2,4-D Sodium Salt 95% SP (earlier registered as 2,4-D Sodium Salt 80% WP) | Boerhavia diffusa, Chenopodium album, Tribulus terrestris, Portulaca oleracea, Xanthium spp., Convolvulus arvensis, Amaranthus spinosus, Digera arvensis, Celosia argentea | 2.0-2.6 | 2.5-3.25 | 600-900 | 300 |
| 2,4-D Ethyl Ester 38 % EC (having 2,4-D acid 34 % w/w) | Cyperus iria, Digitaria spp., Dactyloctenium aegyptium, Digera arvensis, Portulaca oleracea, Commelina benghalensis, Amaranthus spp., Convolvulus arvensis | 1.2 to 1.8 | 3.53- 5.29 | 500 | 300-330 |
| Diuron 80% WP | Cyperus iria, Portulaca oleracea, Echinochloa crusgalli, Cyanotis spp., Amaranthus spp., Convolvulus spp., Digitaria spp. | 1.6-3.2kg | 2.0-4.0 kg. | 600 | – |
| Ethoxysulfuron 15% WDG | Cyperus rotundus | 60 | 400 | 500 | 205 |
| Flazasulfuron 10% w/w WP | Cyperus rotundus, Echinochloa colona, Brachiaria | 50 | 500 | 500 | 213 |
| Flumioxazin 50% SC | Chenopodium album, Echinochloa colona, Eleusine indica | 150-175 | 300-350 | 500 | 267 |
| Halosulfuron Methyl 75% WG | Cyperus rotundus | 60-67.5 | 80-90 | 375 | 294 |
| Mesotrione 40% SC | Cyperus rotundus, Euphorbia hirta, Amaranthus viridis, Cynodon dactylon | 140 | 350 | 500 | 190 |
| Mesotrione 9.09% w/w SC | Leptochloa chinensis, Digera arvensis, Amaranthus viridis, Trianthema portulacastrum, Euphorbia prostata, Physalis minima, Phyllanthus niruri, Chenopodium album | 100 gm | 1000 ml | 300 l | 287 days |
| Metribuzin 70% WP | Cyperus rotundus, Cynodon dactylon, Asphodelus fistulosus, Chenopodium album, Convolvulus arvensis, Portulaca oleracea, Anagallis arvensis, Cichorium intybus, Echinochloa colonum, Dactyloctenium aegyptium, Parthenium hysterophorus, Commelina spp.⚠ Product doses as printed: 1.5-2.0 beside the pre-emergence dose and 1.5-3.0 beside the post-emergence dose; for a 70% WP the arithmetic fits the other way round. | Pre-emergence: 1.05 - 2.0 (At first workable spray condition or 3-5 DAP) Or Post-emergence: 1.05 - 1.4 (25 - 30 DAP) | 1.5-2.0 / 1.5-3.0 | 750-1000 | 60 |
| Metribuzin 70% WG | Cyperus rotundus, Cynodon dactylon, Chenopodium album, Echinochloa crusgalli, Parthenium hysterophorus | 1.4-2.0 | 2.0-3.0 | 500-600 | 309 |
| Metsulfuron Methyl 20% WP | Cyperus esculentus, Amaranthus viridis, Portulaca oleracea, Parthenium hysterophorus, Trianthema spp., Cleome viscosa, Solanum spp., Commelina benghalensis, Euphorbia spp., Digera spp. | 6 | 30 | 500-600 (Add non - ionic surfactant Iso-octyl- phenoxyl - poloxethan ol 12.5% @ 2ml per liter of spray volume (0.2%) | 346 |
| Metsulfuron Methyl 20% WG | Amaranthus viridis, Ipomoea spp., Euphorbia hirta, Phyllanthus niruri, Cleome viscosa, Commelina benghalensis, Trianthema spp., Portulaca oleracea | 6 | 30g + Non- ionic surfactant @ 2 ml/l of water | 500 | 346 |
| Sulfentrazone 39.6% w/w SC | Trianthema spp., Digera spp., Amaranthus spp., Phyllanthus spp., Euphorbia spp., Dactyloctenium spp., Digitaria spp., Brachiaria spp., Echinochloa spp., Cynodon spp., Cyperus spp. | 720 | 1500 | 500 | 306 |
| Tembotrione 34.4% SC | Brachiaria repens, Dactyloctenium aegyptium, Digitaria sanguinalis, Echinochloa colona, Eleusine indica | 120.75g | 287.5ml | 500 L | 208 |
Combination products
13 uses · two or more active ingredients| Product (as registered) | Weeds | a.i. /ha | Product /ha | Water L/ha | Waiting days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ametryn 73.1% w/w + Trifloxysulfuron sodium 1.8% w/w WG | Echinochloa colona, Cynodon dactylon, Cyperus rotundus, Amaranthus viridis, Trianthema spp., Digitaria sanguinalis | 937.5-1125 | 1250-1500 | 500 | 221 |
| Clomazone 22.5% w/w + Metribuzin 21% w/w WP | Trianthema spp., Amaranthus viridis, Phyllanthus niruri, Brachiaria spp., Dactyloctenium aegyptium, Echinochloa spp., Digitaria spp., Cynodon dactylon | 563 + 525 | 2500 | 500L | 307 days |
| 2,4-D sodium salt 44% + Metribuzin 35% + Pyrazosulfuron ethyl 1.0% WDG | Echinochloa spp, Eleusine indica, Brachiaria spp., Digitaria spp., Dactyloctenium aegyptium, Eclipta alba, Chenopodium album, Physalis minima, Portulaca oleracea, Parthenium hysterophorus, Cyperus spp. | 1320 + 1050 + 30 | 3000 | 500 | 249 |
| 2,4-D Sodium Salt 48% + Metribuzin 32% + Chlorimuron ethyl 0.85% WDG | Echinochloa colona, Digitaria sanguinalis, Commelina benghalensis, Cyperus iria, Parthenium hysterophorus, Physalis minima | 2020 | 2500 | 500 | 315 |
| 2,4-D Sodium Salt 25% + Atrazine 14% + Mesotrione 1.5% SC | Echinochloa colona, Digitaria sanguinalis, Cyperus rotunds, Dactyloctenium aegyptium Trianthema portulacastrum, Chenopodium album Amaranthus viridis, Xanthium strumarium and Digera arvensis | 1250+700+75 gm | 5000 ml | 500 l | 232 days |
| Halosulfuron methyl 6% + Metribuzin 50% WG | Echinochloa spp., Eleusine indica, Digitaria sanguinalis, Brachiaria ramosa, Parthenium hysterophorus, Celosia argentia, Alternanthera spp. | 67.5 + 562.5 | 1125 | 375 | 247 |
| Halosulfuron Methyl 12% w/w+ Metribuzin 55% WG | Digitaria sanguinalis Eleusine indica Cyperus rotundus Dactyloctenium aegyptium | 54+247.5 | 450 | 300 | 294 |
| Hexazinone 13.2% + Diuron 46.8 % WP | Echinochloa colonum, Dactyloctenium aegyptium, Trianthema monogyna, Amaranthus viridis, Ipomoea spp., Cyperus rotundus, Cyperus esculentus, Setaria spp., Parthenium hysterophorus, Euphorbia hirta | 1200 gm (264+936) | 2 Kg | 500 | 282-306 |
| Mesotrione 2.27% w/w + Atrazine 22.7% w/w SC | Trianthema spp. Amaranthus viridis, Echinochloa colona, Digitaria sanguinalis Cyperus rotundus, Dactyloctenium aegyptium | 875 gm | 3500 | 500 | 190 |
| Metribuzin 16.8% + 2,4-D Sodium Salt 56% WP | Echinochloa spp., Dactyloctenium aegyptium, Commelina benghalensis, Digera arvensis, Cynodon dactylon, Portulaca oleracea | 525+1750 | 3125 | 500 | 308 |
| Pyroxasulfone 63.75 % + Diclosulam 13.00 % w/w WG | Anagallis arvensis, Chenopodium album, Coronopus didymus, Echinocloa colona, Dactyloctenium aegyptium, Amaranthus viridis, Digera arvensis, Amaranthus spinosus, Physalians angulata, Protulaca oleracea, Trianthema portulacastrum⚠ The product dose is blank in the list; 153.5 g a.i. at 63.75% + 13% is 200 g, as in the soybean row. | 153.5 (127.5 + 26) | – | 500 | 289 |
| Sulfentrazone 28% + Clomazone 30% WP | Amaranthus viridis, Trianthema spp., Digera arvensis, Physalis spp., Brachiaria spp., Cynodon dactylon, Echinochloa spp., Dactyloctenium aegyptium, Cyperus rotundus | 700+750 | 2500 | 500 | 302 |
| Topramezone 10 g/l + Atrazine 300 g/l SC | Amaranthus viridis Cynodon dactylon Portulaca oleracea Alternenthera sessilis | 930 | 3000 | 500 | 268 |
Doses per hectare as listed: a.i. and product in grams or ml unless a unit is shown (kg, litres; where the list gives the a.i. in kg and the product as a bare figure, the product is in kg or litres and the unit is added), water in litres. Waiting period = days from the last application to harvest. Where the list names the crop with a method (for example “pre-emergence” or “nursery”), it is shown under the product. Values exactly as listed.
Herbicides for sugarcane: short answers
Which herbicides are approved for grasses in sugarcane?
The CIB&RC list of major uses gives 28 products for grasses on sugarcane: 2,4-D Amine salt 22.5% SL; 2,4-D Dimethyl Amine salt 58% SL; 2,4-D Ethyl Ester 38 % EC (having 2,4-D acid 34 % w/w); 2,4-D Sodium Salt 25% + Atrazine 14% + Mesotrione 1.5% SC; 2,4-D Sodium Salt 48% + Metribuzin 32% + Chlorimuron ethyl 0.85% WDG; 2,4-D sodium salt 44% + Metribuzin 35% + Pyrazosulfuron ethyl 1.0% WDG; Ametryn 73.1% w/w + Trifloxysulfuron sodium 1.8% w/w WG; Ametryn 80% WG; Atrazine 50% WP; Clomazone 22.5% w/w + Metribuzin 21% w/w WP; Clomazone 50% EC; Diuron 80% WP; and more in the tables above. Check the dose and waiting period in the tables, and the approved label of the product you buy.
Which herbicides are approved for broad-leaved weeds in sugarcane?
The CIB&RC list of major uses gives 28 products for broad-leaved weeds on sugarcane: 2,4-D Amine salt 22.5% SL; 2,4-D Dimethyl Amine salt 58% SL; 2,4-D Ethyl Ester 38 % EC (having 2,4-D acid 34 % w/w); 2,4-D Sodium Salt 25% + Atrazine 14% + Mesotrione 1.5% SC; 2,4-D Sodium Salt 48% + Metribuzin 32% + Chlorimuron ethyl 0.85% WDG; 2,4-D Sodium Salt 95% SP (earlier registered as 2,4-D Sodium Salt 80% WP); 2,4-D sodium salt 44% + Metribuzin 35% + Pyrazosulfuron ethyl 1.0% WDG; Ametryn 73.1% w/w + Trifloxysulfuron sodium 1.8% w/w WG; Ametryn 80% WG; Atrazine 50% WP; Clomazone 22.5% w/w + Metribuzin 21% w/w WP; Clomazone 50% EC; and more in the tables above. Check the dose and waiting period in the tables, and the approved label of the product you buy.
Which herbicides are approved for sedges in sugarcane?
The CIB&RC list of major uses gives 20 products for sedges on sugarcane: 2,4-D Amine salt 22.5% SL; 2,4-D Dimethyl Amine salt 58% SL; 2,4-D Ethyl Ester 38 % EC (having 2,4-D acid 34 % w/w); 2,4-D Sodium Salt 25% + Atrazine 14% + Mesotrione 1.5% SC; 2,4-D Sodium Salt 48% + Metribuzin 32% + Chlorimuron ethyl 0.85% WDG; 2,4-D sodium salt 44% + Metribuzin 35% + Pyrazosulfuron ethyl 1.0% WDG; Ametryn 73.1% w/w + Trifloxysulfuron sodium 1.8% w/w WG; Diuron 80% WP; Ethoxysulfuron 15% WDG; Flazasulfuron 10% w/w WP; Halosulfuron Methyl 12% w/w+ Metribuzin 55% WG; Halosulfuron Methyl 75% WG; and more in the tables above. Check the dose and waiting period in the tables, and the approved label of the product you buy.
What is the waiting period for herbicides on sugarcane?
Among the herbicides listed for sugarcane, the waiting period between the last application and harvest ranges from 60 to 346 days. The shortest, 60 days, is for Metribuzin 70% WP. Always follow the waiting period on the label.
Is the CIB&RC list the final word on what I can use on sugarcane?
No. The list says it is compiled for guidance, not for legal purposes. Use a product only for the crops and uses on its approved label and leaflet, at the label dose, and check that it is not banned or restricted.
Herbicides by crop
Sources: Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee, Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine and Storage: Major uses of pesticides (registered under the Insecticides Act, 1968), Herbicides, up to 30.09.2026, based on certificates issued. The lists say: “The document has been compiled on the basis of available information for guidance and not for legal purposes.” NanoKheti is not a government body. Also from NanoKheti: Pesticide label checklist · Pesticide licence guide · Insecticides Act made simple.