Trifuralin (sold under trademe such as Treflan, Elancolan or Trefanocide) is a selective pre-emergence herbicide. It is used for pre-plant soil incorporation for the control against annual grasses and some broadleaf annual weeds. It is widely used on soybeans and cotton. It also finds its use in a large number of food crops, including broccoli, cabbage, onions, leafy green vegetables, beans, tomatoes, potatoes, wheat, sugar beet, and sugar cane. For its use on fruit trees, the plant must not be bearing fruit at the time of application. It may also be used to protect residential ornamental plants, such as trees, herbaceous plants, woody shrubs, and vines.
Trifluralin has low water solubility. It has high affinity for soil and is relatively immobile. It is not acutely toxic mammals, but it is highly toxic to fish and other aquatic organisms.
