Acetochlor
Action/Use:
- Herbicide
Use:
For annual grasses, broadleaf weeds in cabbage, citrus, coffee, corn, green peas, maize, onions, orchards, soybeans, sugarbeets, sunflower, vineyards. Keystone*, Keystone* LA, TripleFLEX* for use on corn. SureStart* for use only on herbicide-tolerant field and silage corn. MON 63410* and Warrant* for cotton and soybeans. Warrant* can be applied pre-emergence.
Identification
Common Name(s): Acetochlor (ANSI, ISO, BSI, WSSA); ; Acétochlore (ISOF)
Chemistry
Class: Chloroacetamide.
Properties: Colorless thick liquid, aromatic odor. Soluble in acetone, benzene, chloroform, ethanol, ethylacetate. Harness*: blue to purple liquid; specific gravity 1.127. Compatible with equipment and containers.
Mode of Action / Resistance Management
Chemical Group: Chloroacetamide
Mode of Action: Inhibition of VLCFAs (Inhibition of cell divison)
Action Group: HRAC Group K3; WSSA Group 15
Registration
Outside U.S.A.: Trophy* in Europe.
Environmental Guidelines
Hazards: Fish: Toxic. Bee: Moderately toxic
Water Solubility: 223 ppm
Safety Guidelines
Signal Word: DANGER (Keystone*), WARNING (Breakfree*, Harness*, Surpass*), CAUTION (Breakfree* ATZ Lite, Degree*, Degree* Xtra, Harness* (20G), Harness* Xtra, TopNotch*, Warrant*)
Toxicity Class: I, II, III
Toxicity: (Rat): Oral LD50 2148 mg/kg; Inhalation LC50 >3 mg/l (4 h). (Rabbit): Dermal LD50 4166 mg/kg. Eye, skin irritation, slight
Handling/storage: Store in a cool, dry, well-ventilated area away from sources of heat or flame
Protective Clothing: Coveralls over short-sleeved shirt and short pants. Waterproof gloves. Chemical-resistant footwear plus socks. Protective eyewear. Chemical-resistant apron when cleaning equipment, mixing, or loading. Chemical-resistant headgear for overhead exposure.
Suppliers and Branded Products
Basic Producers:
Dow AgroSciences LLC (Surpass*, TopNotch*, Trophy*)
DuPont Crop Protection (Breakfree*)
Jiangsu Xinyi Pesticide Ltd. (Xinchlor*)
Makhteshim Agan Group (Acenit*, Acetogan*, First Act*, Nitriguard*)
Monsanto Co. (Degree*, Harness*, Warrant*)
Pilar AgriScience (Canada) Corp. (Pilarpass*)
Shandong Kesai Eagrow Co., Ltd. (Eagrow*)
Shanghai MIO Chemical Co., Ltd. (MIO* Acetochlor)
Wangs Crop-Science Co., Ltd. (Aser*, Come True*)
Formulators' Trade Names:
Hektas Ticaret T.A.S. (Cengaver*)
Ladda Co., Ltd. (Vector*)
Loveland Products, Inc. (Cadence*)
SAFA TARIM A.S. (Troycen*)
B.V. Industrie- & Handelsonderneming Simonis (Wopro-acetochlor*)
Stockton Agrimor AG (Maiz Plus*, Stockton* Acetochlor, Valsagard*, Valsagard Plus*)
Willowood Ltd. (Agro Genius*, Genius*, Willochlor*)
Winfield Solutions, LLC (Confidence*)
Premix Products:
+ Ametryn
- Acetamet* — Villa Crop Protection
+ Atrazine
- Breakfree* ATZ — DuPont Crop Protection
- Breakfree* ATZ Lite — DuPont Crop Protection
- Cadence* ATZ — Loveland Products, Inc.
- Cadence* Lite ATZ — Loveland Products, Inc.
- Confidence* Xtra — Winfield Solutions, LLC
- Degree* Xtra — Monsanto Co.
- Double Team* — Makhteshim Agan Group
- FulTime* — Dow AgroSciences LLC
- Harness* Xtra — Monsanto Co.
- Keystone* — Dow AgroSciences LLC
- Keystone* LA — Dow AgroSciences LLC
- Sigma Combi* — Willowood Ltd.
+ Atrazine+ Terbuthylazine
- Brenno* — Villa Crop Protection
- Rival* — Meridian Agrochemical Pty. Ltd. t/a Meridian Agritech
+ Benoxacor
- LEAP* — Villa Crop Protection
+ Bensulfuron-methyl
- Long Geng* — Shanghai Agro-Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
+ Clopyralid+ Flumetsulam
- SureStart* — Dow AgroSciences LLC
- TripleFLEX* — Monsanto Co.
+ EPTC
- Imperium* — Gowan Company
+ Flurochloridone
- Twinpack* — Makhteshim Agan Group
+ Metsulfuron-methyl
- Miecaobao*
+ Oxyfluorfen
- Yangfu+Yicao An* — Nanjing Red Sun Co., Ltd.
+ Quizalofop-P-ethyl
- Shuang Cao Jing* — Shanghai Agro-Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
Discontinued Names:
DoublePlay*
Field Master*
Maxipack Trac*
MON 63410*
PowerPlay*
Spark*
Surpass* 100
