Product Name |
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Acephate
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Type of pesticides |
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Insecticide
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Chemical name |
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N-[methoxy(methylthio)phosphinoyl]acetamide
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Empirical Formula
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C4H10NO3PS |
CAS No.
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[30560-19-1]
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UN No
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2783
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Packing group
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III
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IMDG
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6.1(Organophosphorus pesticides, solid, toxic)
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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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Acephate is an insecticide that belongs to the organophosphate group of chemicals. It is typically used as a foliar spray against chewing and sucking insects, such as aphids, leaf miners, Lepidopterous larvae, sawflies, and thrips on fruits, vegetables, potatoes, sugar beet, vines, rice, hops, ornamentals, and greenhouse crops like peppers and cucumbers. It can also be applied on food crops and citrus trees as a seed treatment. It is cholinesterase inhibitor.
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Mode of action
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Insecticide with contact, stomach and systemic toxicity.
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Applications
Effective and Economical against a wide range of insect tests.
Broad- Spectrum systemic insecticide with contact and stomach action.
Rapid and Lasting effect.
It has quick knockdown action.
It is highly economical.
It is not phytotoxic on any crops if used at recommended doses.
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Structure Formula
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SPECIFICATION
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Appearance
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White Powder
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Acephate content, percent by mass
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97.00 min.
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Acidity (as H2SO4) % by mass (max)
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1.5
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Compatibility
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Compatible with most of the insecticide
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TOXICITY DATA
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Mammalian Toxicity
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WHO (a.i.) III; Slightly hazardous
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Environmental Toxicity
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Acephate breaks down to methamidophos in the environment by microbes in the presence of oxygen.Methamidophos is more toxic to birds and mammals than its parent compound, acephate.
Acephate is moderately toxic to birds, slightly toxic to fish and amphibians, and highly toxic to bees and other beneficial insects.
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Formulation
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75 % SP
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Trade name
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ACETOX
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Packing detail
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100g,250g, 500g, 1kg and 25kg
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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(gm)
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Dilution in
Water (Liter)
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Waiting
Period
(days
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Cotton
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Jassids
Boll Worms
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156
312
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200-400
200-400
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1515
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Safflower
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Aphids
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312
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200-400
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15
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Rice
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Stem Borer, Leaf Folder,
Plant Hoppers, Green Leaf Hopper.
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266.4 – 400
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120-200
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15
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