Pesticide Fungicide Prochloraz 97% TC 250g/L EC 25% EC
Active ingredient | Hymexazol |
Chemical name | 5-methyl-3(2H)-isoxazolone (C.A. preferred tautomer) |
Classification | Fungicide / Agrochemical |
Formulation | 95%Tech, 15% SL, 30% SL, 70% SP |
Biochemistry | Possible DNA/RNA synthesis inhibitor. |
Mode of action | Systemic soil and seed fungicide. |
Usage | Control of soil-borne diseases caused by Fusarium, Aphanomyces, Pythium, and Corticium spp., etc. in rice, sugar beet, fodder beet, vegetables, cucurbits, ornamentals, carnations, and forest tree seedlings. Applied as a soil drench, at 30-60 g/hl, or by soil incorporation, and also used as a seed dressing for sugar beet and fodder beet, at 5-90 g/kg seed. Also exhibits some plant growth stimulation activity. |
Mammalian toxicology | Oral: Acute oral LD50 for male rats 4678, female rats 3909, male mice 2148, female mice 1968 mg/kg. Skin and eye: Acute percutaneous LD50 for male and female rats >10 000, male and female rabbits >2000 mg/kg. Irritant to eyes and mucous membranes; not irritant to skin. Inhalation: LC50 (4 h ?14 d) for rats >2.47 mg/l. |