Isoproturon
Action/Use:
- Herbicide
Use:
Control of annual meadowgrass, blackgrass, ryegrass, silky bentgrass, wild oat, and many broadleaf weeds in spring and winter wheat, spring and winter barley, and winter rye.
Identification
Common Name(s): Isoproturon (ISO, BSI)
Chemistry
Properties: Pure: Solid crystalline. Melting point 155°-156°C.
Mode of Action / Resistance Management
Chemical Group: Urea
Mode of Action: Inhibition of photosynthesis at photosystem II
Action Group: HRAC Group C2; WSSA Group 7
Registration
U.S.A.: Not marketed.
Outside U.S.A.: Zodiac* TX in France.
Environmental Guidelines
Water Solubility: 70 mg/100 ml (20°C)
Hazards: Fish: LC50 (96 h) 100 mg/l (goldfish); 90 mg/l (guppy) slightly toxic. Bee: Nontoxic
Safety Guidelines
Signal Word: CAUTION
Toxicity Class: III
Toxicity: Tech in sesame oil (Rat): Oral LD50 1826 mg/kg
Suppliers and Branded Products
Basic Producers:
AAKO B.V. (AAPROTURON*)
Agriphar S.A. (Rivonex*, Turonex*)
Bayer CropScience (Alon*, Arelon*, Augur*, IP Flo*, Strong*)
Cheminova A/S (Arelon*)
Gharda Chemicals Ltd. (Isoguard*)
Hubei Sanonda Co., Ltd. (Panron*)
Indiclay (Iso-Tox*)
Insecticides (India) Limited (Milron*)
M/S Modern Insecticides Ltd. (Prowl*)
Makhteshim Agan Group (Matara*, Navratna*, Protugan*)
Rallis India Ltd. (Dhar*)
Sulphur Mills Limited (Proton*)
Formulators' Trade Names:
Agro Chemicals Industries Ltd. (ACI) (Aciron*)
Agrolex Pte. Ltd. (Amituron*)
Devidayal Sales Limited (Proton*)
Dhanuka Agritech Ltd. (Dhanulon*)
Hindustan Insecticides Ltd. (Hilproturon*)
Kilpest India Ltd. (Commando*)
M/S HPM Chemicals and Fertilizers Ltd. (Isohit-75*)
Nagarjuna Agrichem Ltd. (Narilon*)
B.V. Industrie- & Handelsonderneming Simonis (Wopro-isoproturon*)
Syngenta (Graminon*)
TRAGUSA (Tratamientos Guadalquivir S.L.) (Iso-Pro*)
United Phosphorus Ltd. (Vijeta*)
Zelam Ltd. (Twister*)
Premix Products:
+ Beflubutamid
- Herbaflex* — Cheminova A/S
+ Bifenox
- Bifenix* — Bayer CropScience
- Bifenix* N — Makhteshim Agan Group
- Punal* — Makhteshim Agan Group
- Tolkan Fox* — Bayer CropScience
+ Bifenox+ Mecoprop
- Foxtar* — Bayer CropScience
+ Bifenox+ Mecoprop+ Neburon
- Foxto* — Bayer CropScience
+ Bifenox+ Mecoprop-P
- Foxtar* D+ — Makhteshim Agan Group
+ Bromoxynil+ Ioxynil
- Doublet* — Bayer CropScience
- Tromb* — Bayer CropScience
- Twin-Tak* — Bayer CropScience
+ Bromoxynil+ Ioxynil+ Mecoprop
- Terset* — Bayer CropScience
+ Chlorotoluron
- Tolugan* Extra — Makhteshim Agan Group
+ Diflufenican
- Checker* — Wangs Crop-Science Co., Ltd.
- Cougar* — Bayer CropScience
- Javelin* — Bayer CropScience
- Legacy* Duo — Makhteshim Agan Group
- Legato* Plus — Makhteshim Agan Group
- Panther* — Bayer CropScience
- Quartz* GT — Bayer CropScience
- Zodiac* T — Bayer CropScience
+ Diflufenican+ Flurtamone
- Ingot* — Bayer CropScience
+ Dinoterb
- Tolkan* — Bayer CropScience
+ Fenoxaprop-P-ethyl
- Djinn* — Bayer CropScience
+ Fluoroglycofen-ethyl
- Competitor* — Dow AgroSciences LLC
+ Ioxynil
- Astrol* — Bayer CropScience
+ Ioxynil+ Mecoprop
- Arelon* Kombi — Bayer CropScience
- Belgran* — Bayer CropScience
- Galop* — Bayer CropScience
- Isotril* — Bayer CropScience
+ Mecoprop
- Arelon* P — Bayer CropScience
+ Metribuzin
- Sencuron* — Bayer CropScience
+ Neburon
- Prodix* — Bayer CropScience
+ Orbencarb
- Aciron* L — Agro Chemicals Industries Ltd. (ACI)
+ Simazine
- Harlequin* — Makhteshim Agan Group
- Protugan* Plus — Makhteshim Agan Group
+ Triasulfuron
- Graminon* Forte — Syngenta
Discontinued Names:
Avanon*
Bison*
Caresine*
Dizan*
Fernpath Ipex*
Graminon*-Plus
Herbatox*
Inter-Isoproturon*
ISO 500*
Milron*
Nocilon*
Post-Kite*
Primer*
Saviour*
Trigger*
