Product Name

Nicosulfuron

Function

Herbicide

Specification

97%Tech, 75%WP, 40g/L OD

Toxicology

Oral  Acute oral LD50 for male and female rats and mice >5000 mg/kg. 

Skin and eye  Acute percutaneous LD50 for male and female rats >2000 mg/kg. Moderate eye irritant; not a skin irritant (rabbits); not a skin sensitiser (guinea pigs). The 75% formulation is not an eye irritant. 

Inhalation  LC50 for rats (4 h) 5.47 mg/l. 

NOEL  In 28 d feeding trials on rats and mice, no adverse effect up to 30 g/kg diet. 

Toxicity class  WHO (a.i.) U

Applications

Nicosulfuron Mode of action  Selective systemic herbicide, absorbed by the foliage and roots, with rapid translocation in xylem and phloem to the meristematic tissues.  Uses  Selective post-emergence control in maize of annual grass weeds including Setaria, Echinochloa, Digitaria,Panicum, Lolium, and Avena spp., broad-leaved weeds includingAmaranthus spp. and Cruciferae, and perennials such as Sorghum halepense and Agropyron repens. Applied at 35-70 g/ha. 

Package

 200L/Drum, 20L/Drum, 5L/Drum, 1L/ bottle, 250ml,100ml