Dinitroaniline activity is largely determined by clay and organic matter content. Greater clay and organic matter content requires a greater quantity of dinitroaniline. Some herbicide losses could occur from volatilization. Incorporate Treflan within 24 hours, and Prowl and Sonalan within seven days after application. Timely incorporation, whether through rainfall or tillage, is important to maintain adequate herbicidal activity.
Sunlight can cause herbicide loss.
If the active ingredient is unprotected on the soil surface, a large portion may be lost from ultraviolet degradation. Plant injury symptoms. Dinitroanalines affect root development. Effects include swollen root tips and stunted lateral and secondary roots. Dinitroanilines primarily kill germinating seedlings, not established plants.