Product Name
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Butachlor
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Type of pesticide |
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Herbicides
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Chemical name |
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N-(butoxymethyl)-2-chloro-N-(2,6-diethylphenyl)acetamide
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Empirical Formula
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C17H26CINO2
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CAS No.
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[23184-66-9]
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UN No
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1993
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Packing group
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III
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IMDG
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Class-3[Environmentally Hazardous Substance, Liquid, N.O.S. (Butachlor)]
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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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No definitive mode of action is known at the molecular level. Reported to inhibit cell division, by blocking protein synthesis.it is reported that chloroacetamides inhibit synthesis of very long chain fatty acids.
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Mode of action
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Selective systemic herbicide, absorbed primarily by the germinating shoots, and secondarily by the roots with translocation through out the plant, giving higher concentrations in vegetative parts than in reproductive parts.
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Applications
A selective systemic pre and post emergence herbicide.
It is use to control annual grass as well as broad leave weeds.
It is absorbed principally through the roots & foliage.
It inhibits photosynthesis and interferes with other enzymatic activities.
It is used in combination with other herbicides.
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Structure Formula
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Physical Properties
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Appearance
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Clear aromatic orange aromatic liquid
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Butachlor content, percent by mass
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85.0% Min.
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Acidity (as H2SO4),percent by mass,Max
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0.2% Max.
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Moisture Content, percent by mass, Max.
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0.3% Max.
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Material insoluble in acetone, percent by mass,Max.
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0.15% Max.
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Compatibility
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Compatible with most of Insecticides.
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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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Rapidly metabolised in plants to water soluble metabolites,leading eventually to mineralisation.it is non toxic for mallard ducks, bobwhite quail.
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Formulation
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50% EC
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Trade name
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Hunter
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Packing detail
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250ml, 500ml, 1ltr, 5ltr
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Recommendations
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Crop
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Weed Species
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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 (Transplanfed)
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Cyperusdifformis, Cyperusiria,Echinochloacrusgalli EchinochloacolonumElusine.indicaEclipta alba,Fimbristylismiliacea, Ludwigiapurviflora, Sphenocleazeylancia
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1000-1600
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100-200
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90-120
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