Mefenacet
Action/Use:
- Herbicide
Use:
Control of grass weeds, especially Echinochloa crus-galli, and some broadleaf weeds in transplanted rice. Mainly used in combination with other compounds.
Identification
Common Name(s): Mefenacet (BSI, ISOE, ISOF)
Chemistry
Class: Benzthiazole, anilide.
Properties: Colorless crystals. Melting point 134.8°C. Vapor pressure 11 mPa at 100°C.
Mode of Action / Resistance Management
Chemical Group: Oxyacetamide
Mode of Action: Inhibition of VLCFAs (Inhibition of cell divison)
Action Group: HRAC Group K3; WSSA Group 15
Registration
U.S.A.: Not marketed.
Outside U.S.A.: Registered in Egypt, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan.
Environmental Guidelines
Water Solubility: 4 mg/l at 20° C
Safety Guidelines
Signal Word: CAUTION
Toxicity Class: III
Toxicity: (RAT): Oral/Dermal LD50 >5000 mg/kg b.w
Suppliers and Branded Products
Basic Producers:
Premix Products:
+ Bensulfuron-methyl
- Mansokum* — Bayer CropScience
- Tian Cao Ling* — Shanghai Agro-Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
- Yi Da* — Nanjing Red Sun Co., Ltd.
- Zark*
+ Bensulfuron-methyl+ Daimuron
- Zark* D
+ Bensulfuron-methyl+ Thiobencarb
- Wolf Ace* — Kumiai Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
+ Bromobutide+ Naproanilide
- Siuzan* — Bayer CropScience
+ Bromobutide+ Pyrazolynate
- Leedzon* — Bayer CropScience
+ MCPB+ Simetryn
- Chloa SM* — Bayer CropScience
+ Pyrazosulfuron-ethyl
- ACT* — Bayer CropScience
+ Tefuryltrione
- Possible* — Bayer CropScience
Discontinued Names:
Mamuri*
