🌱 Product Name:
Pendamil – Insecticides (India) Limited (IIL)
💡 Category:
Herbicide (Pre-Emergence Weed Controller)
🔍 Description:
Pendamil is a pre-emergence selective herbicide used to control annual grasses and broadleaf weeds in crops like soybean, cotton, groundnut, vegetables, and pulses. It contains Pendimethalin as the active ingredient, which forms a protective layer on the soil surface and prevents weed seed germination.
⚡ Key Features:
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Pre-emergence action – stops weeds before they grow.
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Controls a wide range of annual grasses and broadleaf weeds.
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Ensures weed-free crops during early growth stages.
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Reduces competition for nutrients, sunlight, and moisture.
🌾 Recommended Crops:
Soybean, Cotton, Groundnut, Pulses, Chilli, Tomato, Onion, Vegetables, etc.
💧 Dosage:
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Pre-emergence Spray: 1.0 – 1.5 litre per acre (within 2–3 days after sowing).
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Mix with adequate water and apply uniformly on moist soil.
🛡️ Mode of Action:
Forms a thin chemical layer on the soil surface, inhibiting cell division in germinating weed seeds, preventing their emergence.

