Maleic hydrazide (MH), often known by the brand name Fazor, serves as a herbicide and a plant growth regulator, reducing growth by preventing cell division without affecting cell enlargement. Applied to the foliage of potato, onion, garlic, and carrot crops, it effectively prevents sprouting during storage and can be utilized to control volunteer potatoes left in the field after harvesting. First identified in the 1940s, its commercial use in the United Kingdom began in 1984. The banning of chlorpropham as a sprout suppressant in 2019 has sparked renewed interest in exploring the applications of maleic hydrazide in potatoes.
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