Product Name

Butachlor

Function

Herbicide

Specification

95% TC, 600g/L EC

Chemical Name

N-(butoxymethyl)-2-chloro-N-(2,6-diethylphenyl)

CAS No.

23184-66-9

Empirical Formula

C17H26ClNO2

Toxicology

Oral: Acute oral LD50 for rats 1869-3090 mg tech./kg, mice >1332-3992 mg/kg. 

Skin and eye: Acute percutaneous LD50 for rats >3100 mg/kg. Mild skin irritant; non-irritating to eyes (rabbits). Skin sensitiser in guinea pigs, but not in humans. 

Inhalation: LC50 (4 h) for rats >5.8 mg/l air. 

NOEL: (2 y) for rats 10 mg/kg diet (0.5 mg/kg daily), for dogs 150 mg/kg diet (3.75 mg/kg daily), for mice 10 mg/kg diet (1.4 mg/kg daily). 

ADI: 0.005 mg/kg b.w. 

Water GV: 2 mg/l (TDI 0.5 mg/kg b.w.). 

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.

Package

200L/Drum, 20L/Drum,5L/Bottle,1L/Bottle, etc