Product Name |
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Oxyfluorfen
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Type of pesticide |
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Herbicides
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Chemical name |
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2-chloro-1-(3-ethoxy-4-nitrophenoxy)-4-(trifluoromethyl)benzene
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Empirical Formula
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C15H11CIF3NO4 |
CAS No.
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[42874-03-3]
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UN No
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3082
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Packing group
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III
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IMDG
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Class-9 [Environmentally Hazardous Substance, Solid, N.O.S. (Oxyfluorfen)]
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Shelf-life
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Two years under normal storage conditions.
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DESCRIPTION
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It is protoporphyrinogen oxidase inhibitor. It is broad-spectrum, pre- and post-emergent herbicide used to control certain annual weeds in vegetables, fruit and other crops.
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Mode of action
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Selective contact herbicide, absorbed more readily by the foliage (and especially the shoots) than by the roots, with very translocation.
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Applications
It controls many grasses, broad leaf weeds and sedges.
Residual action on the weeds gives longer weed control.
Safe for subsequent crops.
It is used in Sugarcane. Vegetables including alliums, peas, cabbage; Fruit; Nuts including almonds; Cotton; Ornamentals; non-crop areas including landscapes, residential and amenity sites.
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Structure Formula
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Physical Properties
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Appearance
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Brown viscous semi solid mass
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Oxyfluorfen content, percent by mass
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70.00% Min.
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Melting Point
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85-90 ºC
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Moisture Content, percent by mass
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0.50% Max.
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Acidity (as H2SO4), percent by mass, Max.
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1.50% Max.
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Compatibility
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Strong oxidising agents
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TOXICITY DATA
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Mammalian Toxicity
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WHO (a.i.) U; Unlikely to present acute hazard
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Environmental Toxicity
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It is not readily metabolised in plants. It is non toxic for bobwhite quail and mallard ducks.it is non toxic for Bluegill sunfish, Rainbow Trout, Channel Catfish, it is non toxic for daphnia.it is non toxic for honeybees.it is non toxic for worms.
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Formulation
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23.5% EC
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Trade name
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WAADA
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Packing detail
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100ml, 250ml, 500ml, 20litre
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Recommendations
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Crop
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Common name of the Pest
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Dosage/acre(ml)
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Dilution in Water (Liter)
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Waiting Period
(days
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Paddy (Direct sown puddled or transplanted)
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Echinochloa spp, Cyperus difformis, Fimbriystylis, Miliacca, Eclipta alba, Marselia spp, Ludwigia perennis
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258-412
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200
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Apply within 4 days after transplanting
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GroundNut
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Echinochloa colonum
Digitaria Sp.
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258-430
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200-300
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Blanket application on the soil between the row or pre-emergence or weeds
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