Product Name

Function

Herbicide

Specification

95% TC, 600g/l EC

Chemical Name

CAS No.

[125401-75-4] for acid; [125401-92-5] for sodium salt

Empirical Formula

C 17 H 26 ClNO 2

Toxicology

Oral  Acute oral LD50 for rats 2000, mice 4747, rabbits >5010 mg/kg.   

Skin and eye  Acute percutaneous LD50 for rabbits >13 000 mg/kg

Inhalation  LC50 (4 h) for rats >3.34 mg/l air.

Toxicity class  WHO (a.i.) U; EPA (formulation) III

Applications

Mode of action  Selective systemic herbicide, absorbed primarily by the germinating shoots, and secondarily by the roots, with translocation throughout the plant, giving higher concentrations in vegetative parts than in reproductive parts.   Uses  Used pre-emergence for the control of annual grasses and certain broad-leaved weeds in rice, both seeded and transplanted. It shows selectivity in barley, cotton, peanuts, sugar beet, wheat and several brassica crops. Effective rates range from 1.0-4.5 kg/ha. Activity is dependent on water availability such as rainfall following treatment, overhead irrigation or applications to standing water as in rice culture.  Phytotoxicity  Non-phytotoxic to rice, cotton, barley, wheat, peanuts, sugar beet, and some brassicas.