Mecoprop
Action/Use:
- Herbicide
Use:
A phenoxy compound used as a selective herbicide applied postemergence. For surface-creeping broadleaf weeds, such as clover and plantain, in ornamental, sports turf. In cereals, alone or in mixture with other hormone type herbicides, for chickweed, cleavers, etc. In pastures, newly-sown grass leys.
Identification
Common Name(s): Mecoprop (ISO, BSI, WSSA); ; MCPP (JMAF)
Chemistry
Properties: Colorless crystals; off-white flakes. Melting point 93°-94°C. Vapor pressure 1.5 x 10-3 Pa (acid); 1.3 x 10-5 mbar at 20°C (butoxyethyl ester). Non-corrosive. Solubility (25°C) in benzene 5.4. Readily soluble in most organic solvents.
Mode of Action / Resistance Management
Chemical Group: Phenoxy acetic acid
Mode of Action: Mimics natural plant hormones (synthetic auxins)
Action Group: HRAC Group O; WSSA Group 4
Registration
Outside U.S.A.: Dicopur*. Axall* in New Zealand, Brittox* in Ireland. Luxamix* in South America. Maytril* in Ethiopia and Kenya.
Environmental Guidelines
Hazards: Fish: LC50 150-220 mg/l (trout). Bird: LD50 500-1000 mg/kg b.w. (quail). Bee: Nontoxic
Water Solubility: 620 ppm
Safety Guidelines
Signal Word: CAUTION
Toxicity Class: III
Toxicity: Tech (Rat): Oral LD50 650 mg/kg. Dermal LD50 >4000 mg/kg. Irritant to skin, highly irritating to eyes
Handling/storage: Stable at moderate temperatures and redissolves, if frozen
Spill: Large liquid spillage should be dammed-off and pumped into containers; soak up remainder with absorbent material and dispose of in accordance with local regulations. Solid spillage should be picked up with an industrial vacuum cleaner and disposed of in accordance with local regulations
Product/waste: Dispose of by special means (suitable incineration, etc.) in accordance with local regulations
Suppliers and Branded Products
Basic Producers:
BASF Corporation (U 46* KV-Fluid)
Formulators' Trade Names:
Agriphar S.A. (Chimac* Cop, Mecozyl*, Propionyl*)
PBI/Gordon Corp. (Mecomec 2.5*, Mecomec 4*)
B.V. Industrie- & Handelsonderneming Simonis (Wopro-MCPP*)
Premix Products:
+ Bifenox+ Ioxynil
- Foxpro* — Bayer CropScience
+ Bifenox+ Isoproturon
- Foxtar* — Bayer CropScience
+ Bifenox+ Isoproturon+ Neburon
- Foxto* — Bayer CropScience
+ Bromoxynil+ Dicamba
- Korilene*
+ Bromoxynil+ Ioxynil
- Axall* — Bayer CropScience
- Briotril* MS — Makhteshim Agan Group
- Brittox* — Bayer CropScience
- Maytril* — Bayer CropScience
- Oxytril* M — Bayer CropScience
- Trionyl* — Agriphar S.A.
+ Bromoxynil+ Ioxynil+ Isoproturon
- Terset* — Bayer CropScience
+ Bromoxynil+ MCPA
- Super Combin*
+ 2,4-D
- Chimac* Cop Special — Agriphar S.A.
- Dicopur Combi*
- U 46* KV-Combi-Fluid — BASF Corporation
+ 2,4-D+ Dicamba
- Dyvel* DS — BASF Corporation
- EndRun* — Helena Chemical Co.
- Luxamix*
- Trimec* 1000 — PBI/Gordon Corp.
- Trimec* 992 — PBI/Gordon Corp.
- Trimec* Bentgrass — PBI/Gordon Corp.
- Trimec* Classic — PBI/Gordon Corp.
- Trimec* Southern — PBI/Gordon Corp.
+ Dicamba
- Condox* — Syngenta
- Turfene* — Diachem S.p.A.
+ Dicamba+ MCPA
- Banlene Plus* — Bayer CropScience
- Diptyl* — Agriphar S.A.
- Docklene* — Bayer CropScience
- Trimec* Encore* — PBI/Gordon Corp.
+ Dicamba+ Quinclorac
- Onetime* — BASF Corporation
+ Dichlorprop+ MCPA
- Superselectyl* — Agriphar S.A.
+ Ioxynil
- Auroch*
- Certrol* H
- Ektar*
- Iotox* — Bayer CropScience
- Maestro* II
- Mylone* — Bayer CropScience
+ Ioxynil+ Isoproturon
- Arelon* Kombi — Bayer CropScience
- Belgran* — Bayer CropScience
- Galop* — Bayer CropScience
- Isotril* — Bayer CropScience
+ Isoproturon
- Arelon* P — Bayer CropScience
+ MCPA
- Dicopur* MP
+ MCPA+ Mecoprop-P
- Chwastox* — CIECH S.A.
Discontinued Names:
Aniten P*
Aurigal*
Basagran* KV
Broxolon*
Camppex*
Chipco* Turf Kleen*
Dissolve*
Fagal*
Farmon Condox*
Field Marshall*
Grassland Herbicide*
Harness*
Hedonal* MCPP
Malerbane* MCPP
Maygon*
Mecopar*
2 Plus 2
3 Plus 3
Post-Kite*
Propal*
Proponex * D
Proponex-Plus*
Target*
Tillox*
Tri-Ester*
Tri-Ester* II
Trimec* Plus
U 46* DP-M-Fluid
U 46* M-KV-Fluid
U 46* Super
Vi Par*
Vi Pex*
