HRAC classification

The Herbicide Resistance Action Committee (HRAC) classifies herbicides by their mode of action (MoA) to provide a uniform way for farmers and growers to identify the agents they use and better manage pesticide resistance around the world.[1][2] It is run by CropLife International[3] in conjunction with the Weed Science Society of America (WSSA).[4]

Resistance overview

A weed that develops resistance to one herbicide typically has resistance to other herbicides with the same mode of action (MoA), so herbicides with different MoAs, or different resistance groups, are needed. Preventative weed resistance management rotates herbicide types to prevent selective breeding of resistance to the same mode of action. By rotating MoAs, successive generations gain no advantage from any resistant mutations of the last generation.[5] Cross-resistant and multiply resistant weeds resist multiple MoAs,[6] and are particularly difficult to control.

There is limited evidence of resistance undoing other resistances. For example, prosulfocarb and trifluralin: their inverse mechanisms of resistance contradict, and so by evolving to one the weed loses resistance to the other, at least by metabolic resistance. Prosulfocarb requires a weed to metabolise it very slowly to survive; trifluralin on the other hand must be metabolised quickly before it can deal damage to the weed.[7]

Naming types

The HRAC give a letter based class to each active constituent herbicide. The Australian HRAC code is separately assigned, though is often the same as the global code. In 2021, alternative numeric classes were added, to make codes globally more consistent. This set of classification changes also added or moved a few herbicides that had been misclassified, and reduced regional concerns that using the English alphabet could be an impediment for international growers.[5]

Herbicides that act through multiple modes have multiple classifications, corresponding to each MoA.[8] For example, Quinmerac is classified as Group 4/29 (O/L) because it is both an Auxin mimic (Group 4 or O) and inhibits cellulose synthesis (Group 29 or L).[9]

Groups

HRAC Classification Groups[10][9]
HRAC (AUS) HRAC (Global) HRAC (Numeric) Mode of action Example herbicides Example chemical families
A A 1 Inhibits acetyl coa carboxylase Haloxyfop-methyl, Clethodim, Sethoxydim, Pinoxaden Aryloxyphenoxy-propionates, Cyclohexanediones, Phenylpyrazolines
B B 2 Inhibits acetolactate synthase Imazamox, Chlorsulfuron, Pyrithiobac-sodium, Florasulam Imidazolinones, Pyrimidinyl benzoates, Sulfonylureas, Triazolopyrimidines
C C1 / C2 5 Inhibits photosynthesis at PSII - serine 264 binders Atrazine, Simazine, Propanil, Amicarbazone, Bromacil, Diuron Triazines, Amides, Phenlcarbamates, Pyridazinones, Triazinones, Triazolinones, Uracil, Ureas
C C3 6 Inhibits photosynthesis at PSII - histidine 215 binders/uncouplers Bentazon, Bromoxynil, Ioxynil Benzothiadiazinones, Nitriles
- C2 7 Isoproturon[11] Urea
D K1 3 inhibits microtubule assembly Trifluralin, Pendimethalin, Propyzamide, Dithiopyr[10], butamiphos, chlorthal-dimethyl[12] Dinitroanilines, Benzoic acids, Pyridines,[10] Phosphoroamidates, Benzoic acids[12]
E K2 23 Inhibits microtubule organisation Carbetamide Carbamates
F F1 12 Inhibits phytoene desaturase Diflufenican, Norflurazon Phenyl ethers, N-Phenyl heterocycles
G E 14 Inhibits protoporphyrinogen oxidase Butafenacil, Carfentrazone-ethyl, Oxyfluorfen N-Phenyl-imides. Diphenyl ethers, N-Phenyl-oxadiazolones, Phenylpyrazoles
H F2 27 Inhibits hydroxyphenyl pyruvate dioxygenase Isoxaflutole, Pyrasulfotole, Mesotrione Soxazoles, Pyrazoles, Triketones
I O 4 Auxin mimic Dicamba, Halauxifen, Picloram, 2,4-D, MCPA, Triclopyr, Quinclorac 6-Arylpicolinates, 6-Chloropicolinates, Benzoates, Phenoxy-carboxylates, Pyridyloxy-carboxylates, Quinoline-carboxylates
J K3 / N 15 Inhibits very long chain fatty acid synthesis Prosulfocarb, Ethofumesate Thiocarbamates, Benzofurans
J - Unknown Bensulide, Delapon Chlorocarbonic acids
K K3 15 Inhibits very long chain fatty acid synthesis Metolachlor, Pyroxasulfone α-Chloroacetamides, Isoxazolines
K - Unknown Napropamide Acetamide
L D 22 PS I electron diversion Diquat, Paraquat Pyridinium
M G 9 Inhibits enolpyruvil shikimate phosphate synthase Glyphosate Glycine
N H 10 Inhibits glutamine-synthetase Glufosinate-ammonium Phosphinic acid
O L 29 inhibition of cellulose synthesis Isoxaben, Dichlobenil, Indaziflam Nitrile, Benzamide, Alkylazine
P P 19 Auxin transport inhibitor Naptalam Aryl-carboxylates
Q F3 / F4 13 Inhibits deoxy-d-xylulose phosphate synthesis Clomazone, Bixlozone Isoxazolidinone
Q - - Unknown Amitrole Triazole
R I 18 Inhibits dihydropteroate synthase Asulam carbamate
- - 28 Inhibition of dihydroorotate dehydrogenase Tetflupyrolimet
T Q / Z 30 Inhibits fatty acid thioesterase Cynmethylin Benzyl-ether
Z R 31 Inhibits serine-threonine protein phosphatase Endothal Other
Z Z - Unknown Flamprop-m, DSMA, MSMA, Pelargonic acid Arylaminopropionic acid, Others
- M 24 Uncouplers Dinosam Dinitrophenol
- S / F3 32 Inhibition of Solanesyl Diphosphate Synthase Aclonifen Diphenyl ether
- T 33 Inhibition of Homogentisate Solanesyltransferase Cyclopyrimorate Phenoxypyridazine

See also

References

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