Aclonifen
Action/Use:
- Herbicide
Use:
For use in carrots, corn, eggplant, field beans, lentils, onions, parsley, parsnips, peas, potatoes, sunflowers, tobacco, tomatoes, and winter wheat.
Identification
Common Name(s): Aclonifen (BSI, ISO-E draft); ; Acloniféne (ISO-F draft)
Chemistry
Properties: Moderately soluble in organic solvents.
Mode of Action / Resistance Management
Chemical Group: diphenylether
Mode of Action: bleaching inhibition of carotenoid biosynthesis (unknown target)
Action Group: HRAC Group F3; WSSA Group 13
Registration
Outside U.S.A.: Registered in Belgium and Netherlands. Cline* and Nikeyl* in France.
Environmental Guidelines
Hazards: Fish: Moderately toxic. Bird, Bee: Low toxicity
Water Solubility: 2.5 ppm
Safety Guidelines
Signal Word: CAUTION
Toxicity Class: III
Toxicity: (Rat): Oral LD50 >6500 mg/kg
Suppliers and Branded Products
Basic Producers:
Bayer CropScience (Challenge*)
Premix Products:
+ Flurtamone
- Cline* — Bayer CropScience
- Nikeyl* — Bayer CropScience
