Prometryn
Action/Use:
- Herbicide
Use:
For most annual grasses, broadleaf weeds in cotton and celery. Applied to cotton broadcast or in band as preplant incorporated, preemergence, directed postemergence, or layby spray.
Identification
Common Name(s): Prometryn (ISO, WSSA); ; Prometryne (BSI)
Chemistry
Class: Substituted triazine.
Properties: White, crystalline. Melting point 118°-120°C. Readily soluble in organic solvents.
Mode of Action / Resistance Management
Chemical Group: Triazine
Mode of Action: Inhibition of photosynthesis at photosystem II
Action Group: HRAC Group C1; WSSA Group 5
Environmental Guidelines
Hazards: Fish: LC50 10.0 mg/l (96 h) (bluegill), 2.5 mg/l (rainbow trout). Bee: Nontoxic
Soil Particle Adsorption: Approx. 3 months residual activity at 2 kg/ha
Water Solubility: 48 ppm
Safety Guidelines
Signal Word: WARNING, CAUTION
Toxicity Class: II, III
Toxicity: Tech (Rat): Oral LD50 3750 mg/kg. (Rabbit): Dermal LD50 >3100 mg/kg. Minimal eye or skin irritation
Handling/storage Cautions: Stable
Protective Clothing: Long-sleeved shirt and long pants. Chemical-resistant gloves. Shoes plus socks. Chemical-resistant apron when cleaning equipment, mixing, or loading. Approved respirator.
Suppliers and Branded Products
Basic Producers:
Makhteshim Agan Group (Cotton Pro*, Prometrex*)
MANA - Makhteshim Agan North America, Inc. (Cotton Pro*, Vegetable Pro*)
Shandong Kesai Eagrow Co., Ltd. (Eagrow*)
Syngenta (Caparol*, Gesagard*)
Formulators' Trade Names:
B.V. Industrie- & Handelsonderneming Simonis (Wopro-prometryne*)
Stockton Agrimor AG (Promastock*)
Willowood Ltd. (Wiprotrin*)
Zelam Ltd. (Prominent*)
Premix Products:
+ Alachlor
- Alanex* Pro — Makhteshim Agan Group
+ Fluometuron
- Cotogard* — Makhteshim Agan Group
- Cottonex* P — Makhteshim Agan Group
+ Fluometuron+ Glyphosate
- Cottonex* PG — Makhteshim Agan Group
+ Linuron
- Linpro* — Makhteshim Agan Group
+ Terbutryn
- Lanten* — Aragonesas Agro, S.A.
+ Trifloxysulfuron-sodium
- Suprend* — Syngenta
Discontinued Names:
Cottotryn*
Pilargesa*
Primaze*
