Pesticide Maize Herbicide Nicosulfuron 95%Tc 4%Sc 40g/L Sc Od 75%Wdg

Product Name

Nicosulfuron

Function

Herbicide

Specification

Nicosulfuron 95%TC, Nicosulfuron 75%WDG, Nicosulfuron 40g/L SC 40%OD

Chemical Name

2-[[[[(4,6-dimethoxy-2-pyrimidinyl)amino]carbonyl]amino]sulfonyl]-N,N-dimethyl-3-pyridinecarboxamide

CAS No.

111991-09-4

Empirical Formula

C15H18N6O6S

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. Nicosulfuron 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. Nicosulfuron