Methabenzthiazuron
Action/Use:
- Herbicide
Use:
For control of broadleaf weeds and grasses in cereals, peas, broad beans, garlic, and onions. Combinations with other compounds are used in vineyards and orchards.
Identification
Common Name(s): Methabenzthiazuron (ISO, BSI); ; Methibenzuron (WSSA)
Chemistry
Class: Substituted urea.
Properties: Colorless crystals. Melting point 119-121°C. Vapor pressure 5.9 µPa at 20°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.: Not marketed in Canada.
Environmental Guidelines
Water Solubility: 59 mg/l at 20° C
Safety Guidelines
Signal Word: CAUTION
Toxicity Class: III
Toxicity: Tech (Rat): Oral LD50 >5000 mg/kg b.w.; Dermal >5000 mg/kg b.w
Suppliers and Branded Products
Basic Producers:
Premix Products:
+ Chlorsulfuron
- Glean T* — DuPont Crop Protection
+ Fenitrothion
- Aldhion* — I.N.D.I.A. Industrie Chimiche S.p.A.
Discontinued Names:
Exa*
Tribunil-Combi*
Trilixon*
