Active ingredient | Propyzamide | ||
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Chemical name | 3,5-dichloro-N-(1,1-dimethyl-2-propynyl)benzamide | ||
Classification | Herbicide / Agrochemical | ||
Formulation | 50%WP, 50%WDG, 80%WDG | ||
Biochemistry | Microtubule assembly inhibition. | ||
Mode of action | Selective systemic herbicide, absorbed by the roots, with apoplastic translocation. | ||
Uses | Selective control of many annual and perennial grasses, and some broad-leaved weeds in fruit, vines, lettuce, endive, chicory, brassicas, oilseed rape, legumes, alfalfa, clover, trefoil, sainfoin, artichokes, sugar beet, roses, ornamental trees and shrubs, on fallow land, and in forestry. Also control of Poa annua in Bermuda grass, Zoysia, and certain other turf species. Used either pre-emergence or early post-emergence. Rates vary from 0.56-2.2 kg/ha. | ||
Phytotoxicity | Certain varieties of lettuce may be injured at higher dose rates. | ||
Mammalian Toxicology | Oral Acute oral LD50 for male rats 8350, female rats 5620, dogs >10 000 mg/kg. Skin and eye: Acute percutaneous LD50 for rabbits >3160 mg/kg. Slightly irritating to eyes and skin. Inhalation: LC50 for rats >5.0 mg/l. | ||
Certificate of quality | Propyzamide 50%WP | ||
Item Content of Propyzamide Moisture Suspensibility pH value Fineness (325Mesh) Wetting time Persistent foam | Specification ≥50.0% ≤2.0% ≥60.0% 6.0-9.0 ≥98.0% ≤60.0s ≤25.0ml |
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