Isoxaflutole
Action/Use:
- Herbicide
Use:
For use in field corn.
Identification
Common Name(s): Isoxaflutole (BSI, ISOPA)
Chemistry
Class: Isoxazole.
Formula: C15H12F3NO4S.
Properties: Form: Off-white or pale yellow solid. Melting point 140°C. Vapor pressure 1 x 10-3 mPa (25°C).
Mode of Action / Resistance Management
Chemical Group: Isoxazole
Mode of Action: Bleaching inhibition of 4-hydroxyphenyl-pyruvate-dioxygenase (4-HPPD)
Action Group: HRAC Group F2; WSSA Group 27
Registration
U.S.A.: Prequel* for certain states only, check the label.
Outside U.S.A.: Adengo* in Romania.
Environmental Guidelines
Hazards: Fish: Nontoxic at limit of water solubility. Bird: Oral LD50 (14 d) >2150 mg/kg (quail, mallard duck); dietary LC50 (8 d) >5000 ppm. Bee: LD50 Oral, Contact >100 µg/bee
Water Solubility: 6.2 mg/l at 20°C (pH 5.5)
Safety Guidelines
Signal Word: CAUTION
Toxicity Class: III
Toxicity: (Rat): Oral LD50 >5000 mg/kg. Inhalation LC50 (4 h) >5.23 mg/l. (Rabbit): Dermal LD50 >2000 mg/kg
Suppliers and Branded Products
Basic Producers:
Bayer CropScience (Balance*, Balance* Flexx, Balance* Pro)
Formulators' Trade Names:
B.V. Industrie- & Handelsonderneming Simonis (Wopro-isoxaflutole*)
Premix Products:
+ Flufenacet
- Epic* — Bayer CropScience
- Radius* — Bayer CropScience
+ Rimsulfuron
- Prequel* — DuPont Crop Protection
+ Thiencarbazone-methyl
- Adengo* — Bayer CropScience
- Corvus* — Bayer CropScience
