Complaint
Product Name | Butachlor |
Function | Herbicide |
Specification | 95% TC, 600g/l EC |
Chemical Name | N-(butoxymethyl)-2-chloro-N-(2,6-diethylphenyl) |
CAS No. | [125401-75-4] for acid; [125401-92-5] for sodium salt |
Empirical Formula | C17H26ClNO2 |
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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. |
