Product Name

Dicamba

Function

Herbicide

Specification

98%TC, 480g/l sl

Chemical Name

3,6-dichloro-2-methoxybenzoic acid 

CAS No.

1918-00-9

Empirical Formula

C8H6Cl2O3

Toxicology

Oral Acute oral LD50 for rats 1707 mg/kg. Skin and eye Acute percutaneous LD50 for rabbits >2000 mg/kg. Extremely irritating and corrosive to eyes; moderately irritating to skin (rabbits). Inhalation LC50 (4 h) for rats >9.6 mg/l. NOEL (2 y) for rats 110 mg/kg b.w. daily; (1 y) for dogs 52 mg/kg b.w. daily. Developmental NOEL for rabbits 30 mg/kg b.w. daily, rats 160 mg/kg b.w. daily. Reproduction NOEL for rats 50 mg/kg b.w. daily. Not mutagenic. Toxicity class WHO (a.i.) III; EPA (formulation) III EC classification Xn; Xi; R41| R52, R53

Applications

Dicamba  Mode of action Selective systemic herbicide, absorbed by the leaves and roots, with ready translocation throughout the plant via both the symplastic and apoplastic systems.  Dicamba  Acts as an auxin-like growth regulator.  Dicamba  Uses Control of annual and perennial broad-leaved weeds and brush species in cereals, maize, sorghum, sugar cane, asparagus, perennial seed grasses, turf, pastures, rangeland, and non-crop land. dicamba Used in combinations with many other herbicides.  Dicamba  Dosage varies with specific use and ranges from 0.1 to 0.4 kg/ha for crop use, higher rates in pasture. Phytotoxicity Most legumes are sensitive.  Dicamba  Formulation types GR; SL.  Compatibility Precipitation of the free acid from water may occur if the dimethylammonium salt is combined with lime sulfur, heavy-metal salts, or strongly acidic materials.

Package

25KG/Drum, 25KG/Bag, 1Kg/Al bag,etc