Nitro- and cyanoguanidines as selective preemergence herbicides and plant defoliants
There are provided novel nitroguanidine and cyanoguanidine compounds. A method of dessicating and defoliating plants by applying to the foliage thereof certain nitroguanidine or cyanoguanidine compounds and a method for the selective preemergence control of undesirable broadleaf weeds and grasses in the presence of graminaceous crops are disclosed.
