Common Name | Exquisite Glufosinate-Ammonium 18% AS |
Cas No. | 77182-82-2 |
Formulation | AS |
Application/Uses | Biochemistry Glutamine synthetase inhibitor; leads to accumulation of ammonium ions, and inhibition of photosynthesis. Mode of action Non-selective contact herbicide with some systemic action. Translocation occurs only within leaves, predominantly from the leaf base to the leaf tip. Uses Glufosinate-ammonium is used for control of a wide range of annual and perennial broad-leaved weeds and grasses in fruit orchards, vineyards, rubber and oil palm plantations, ornamental trees and bushes, non-crop land, and pre-emergence in vegetables. Also used as a desiccant in potatoes, sunflowers, etc. For control of annual and perennial weeds and grasses in glufosinate-tolerant crops (oilseed rape, maize, soya beans, sugar beet) developed through gene technology. Applied at 0.4-1.5 kg/ha. Formulation types SL. Compatibility Compatible with diuron, simazine, MCPA, and some other herbicides. Selected products: 'Basta' (Bayer CropScience); 'Liberty' (Bayer CropScience) |
ECOTOXICOLOGY |
glufosinate-ammonium
Birds Dietary LC50 (8 d) for Japanese quail >5000 mg/kg. Fish LC50 (96 h) for rainbow trout 710, carp, bluegill sunfish, golden orfe >1000 mg/l. Daphnia LC50 (48 h) 560-1000 mg/l. Algae LD50 for Scenedesmus subspicatus ?000, Selenastrum capricornutum 37 mg/l. Bees Not hazardous to bees; LD50 >100 mg/bee. Worms LD50 for earthworms >1000 mg/kg soil. Other beneficial spp. Not toxic to beneficial arthropods. |
Product Name | Specification |
Fomesafen | 98% TC , 25% SL , 480g/L SL |
2,4-D ACID | 98% TC , 860g/L SL, 720g/L SL |
Metribuzin | 95% TC , 70% WP , 70% WDG , 480g/L SC |
Amidosulfuron | 97% TC, 50% WDG |
Imazapic | 97% TC , 70% WDG , 70% WP, 240g/L SL |
Bispyribac-sodium | 97% TC , 400g/L SC , 25% WP , 100g/L SC |
Clethodim | 93% TC , 120g/L EC , 240g/L EC |
Linuron | 50% WP , 450g/L SC |
Bensulfuron-methyl | 97% TC , 30% WP , 20% WDG |
Fenoxaprop-P-butyl | 96% TC , 100g/L EC , 69g/L EW |
Tribenuron-methy | 97% TC , 75% WDG |
Dicamba | 98% TC , 96% TC , 480g/L SL |
Cyhalofop-butyl | 96% TC , 15% EW |
Clodinafop-propargyl | 95% TC , 15% WP , 15% EW , 300g/L EW |
Imazamox | 98% TC , 40g/L SL |
Atrazine | 97% TC , 80% WP , 50% WP , 500g/L SC |
S-metolachlor | 97% TC 960g/L EC |
Glufosinate-ammonium | 97% TC , 200g/L SL , 150g/L SL |
Quizalofop-P-ethyl | 96% TC , 100g/L EC , 50g/L EC |
Glyphosate | 95% TC 30% SL |
Haloxyfop-R-methyl | 90% TC , 108g/L EC |
Pendimethalin | 92% TC , 330g/L EC |
Acetochlor | 95% TC 900g/L EC , 500g/L EC |
Bentazone | 97% TC 480g/L SL |
Nicosulfuron | 97% TC , 75% WP , 40g/L OSC |
Imazapyr | 97% TC , 250g/L SL |
Clethodim | 240g/L EC, 120g/L EC |
Metolachlor | 97% TC , 960g/L EC , 720g/L EC |
Diquat | 40% TK , 200g/L SL , 150g/L SL |
Diuron | 98% TC , 80% WDG , 25% WP |
Paraquat | 42% TK , 200g/L SL |
Rimsulfuron | 95% TC , 25% WDG |
Butachlor | 95% TC , 900g/L EC , 500g/L EC |
Metazachlor | 97% TC , 500g/L SC |
Carfentrazone-ethyl | 40% WDG , 400g/L EC , 10% WP |
Metsulfuron-methyl | 96% TC , 60% WDG , 60% DF , 5% WDG |
Oxyfluorfen | 95% TC , 240g/L EC |
Imazathapyr | 98% TC , 70% WP , 16% WDG , 100g/L SL |
Halosulfuron | 97% TC , 75% WDG |
Terbuthylazine | 97% TC , 500g/L SC |