sodium dinitrocresylate

Sinox, the first major organic chemical herbicide, was developed in France in 1896. In the late 1940s new herbicides were developed out of the research during World War II, and the era of the “miracle” weed killers began. Within 20 years more than 100 new…

…as a general herbicide, and sodium dinitrocresylate (Sinox), as a selective plant killer, were introduced during the first three decades of the 20th century.