FREEDOM (Metsulfuron Methyl 20% WP)

• Freedom is a selective systemic post emergence herbicide
• Freedom absorbed through roots and foliage and translocat to apex of the plants.
• Rapid cessation of cell division and subsequent growth.
• It controls a wide range of grass weeds and broad leaf weeds.
• It is safe for neighboring broad leaved and other crops.

Product Name		:	Metsulfuron Methyl
Type of pesticide		:	Herbicides
Chemical name		:	Methyl 2-[[[[(4-methoxy-6-methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)amino]carbonyl]amino]sulfonyl]benzoate
Empirical Formula		:	C14H15N5O6S
CAS No.		:	[74223-64-6]
UN No		:	3077
Packing group		:	III
IMDG		:	Class-9 [Environmentally Hazardous Substance, Solid, N.O.S. (Metsulfuron Methyl)]
Shelf-life		:	Two years under normal storage conditions.
DESCRIPTION
It affects sensitive weeds through inhibition of the enzyme acetolactate synthase (ALS). Inhibition of ALS leads to the rapid cessation of the cell division and subsequent growth processes in plants
Mode of action
Selective systemic herbicide absorbed through the roots and foliage and translocated the apex of the plants. Symptoms appear within days, with death within 2-4 weeks.
Applications it is a selective systemic post emergence herbicide. Rapid cessation of cell division and subsequent growth. It controls a wide range of grass weeds and broad leaf weeds. It is safe for neighbouring broad leaved and other crops.
Structure Formula		:
Physical Properties
Appearance		:	Off white solid, with faint ester –like odour
Metsulfuron Methyl content, percent by mass			93.00% Min.
Melting Point		:	162 ºC
Moisture Content, percent by mass		:	0.2% Max.
Acidity (as H2SO4), percent by mass, Max.		:	2.0% Max.
TOXICITY  DATA
Mammalian Toxicity		:		WHO (a.i.) U; Unlikely to present acute hazard
Environmental Toxicity		:		The methoxy carbonyl and sulfonylurea groups are only partly degraded by O-demethylation and hydroxylation. It undergoes complete degradation with in few days, by hydrolysis and conjugation 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.
Formulation		:	20% WP
Trade name		:	FREEDOM
Packing detail		:	8gm
Recommendations
Crop	Common name of the Pest				Dosage/acre(gm)	Dilution inWater (Liter)	Waiting Period (days
Wheat	Chenopodium album, Melilotus indica, Lathyrus aphaca, Anagallis arvensis, Vicia sativa, Cirsium arvensis				8	200-240	80
Rice	Cyperus rotundus, Ludwigia sp., Sphaenoclea sp., Commelina bengalensis, Caesulia axillaris, Fimbrist				8	200-240	60