Phenmedipham
Action/Use:
- Herbicide
Use:
A foliar-applied selective herbicide. Controls weeds in red (garden) beets and spinach (grown for processing and seed). Sugarbeet Mix for use on red and sugar beets.
Identification
Common Name(s): Phenmedipham (ANSI, BSI, ISOE, JMAF, WSSA); ; Phenmédiphame (ISOF)
Chemistry
Class: Phenylcarbamate.
Properties: Colorless crystals. Melting point 143°-144°C. Soluble in polar organic solvents.
Mode of Action / Resistance Management
Chemical Group: Phenyl-carbamate
Mode of Action: Inhibition of photosynthesis at photosystem II
Action Group: HRAC Group C1; WSSA Group 5
Registration
Outside U.S.A.: For sugar beets, table beets, and strawberries.
Environmental Guidelines
Hazards: Fish: LC50 16.5 mg/l (96 h) (harlequin). Bird: LD50 >3000 mg/kg (hen). Bee: Nontoxic
Soil Particle Adsorption: 95% of a.i. degraded within 6 months
Water Solubility: Less than 1 ppm
Safety Guidelines
Signal Word: WARNING
Toxicity Class: II
Toxicity: (Rat): Oral LD50 2000 mg/kg. Dermal LD50 >2000 mg/kg
Handling/storage Cautions: Liquid thickens when frozen but returns to normal at warmer temperatures. Avoid use of storage near heat or flame
Protective Clothing: Long-sleeved shirt and long pants. Chemical-resistant gloves. Shoes plus socks.
Suppliers and Branded Products
Basic Producers:
Bayer CropScience (Betanal*, Kemifam*, Rubenal*, Spin-Aid*)
Makhteshim Agan Group (Contatto*, Kontakt*)
Sulphur Mills Limited (Fensul*)
United Phosphorus Ltd. (Beet UP*, Betasana*)
Formulators' Trade Names:
Premix Products:
+ Chloridazon+ Desmedipham
- Regio* — BASF Corporation
+ Chloridazon+ Quinmerac
- Largo* — BASF Corporation
+ Desmedipham
- Beetup Compact* — United Phosphorus Ltd.
- Betamix* — Bayer CropScience
- Betamix* Ultra — Bayer CropScience
- Betanal* Compact — Bayer CropScience
- CM* Compo
- Kemifam* S — Bayer CropScience
- Maximum* — Willowood Ltd.
- Pavilion* — Hektas Ticaret T.A.S.
- Pavilion* Extra — Hektas Ticaret T.A.S.
- Phen-Des 8+8* — United Phosphorus Ltd.
- Sugarbeet Mix — Bayer CropScience
+ Desmedipham+ Ethofumesate
- Beetking* — Parijat Industries (India) Pvt. Ltd.
- Betachem* — Parijat Industries (India) Pvt. Ltd.
- Betanal* Progress — Bayer CropScience
- Betasana Trio* — United Phosphorus Ltd.
- BnB Plus* — United Phosphorus Ltd.
- Kemifam* Pro — Bayer CropScience
- Maxim Super* — Willowood Ltd.
- Maximum Super* — Willowood Ltd.
- Progress* — Bayer CropScience
- Wopro-phenmedipham* — B.V. Industrie- & Handelsonderneming Simonis
+ Ethofumesate
- Beetup Extra* — United Phosphorus Ltd.
- Betanal* Tandem — Bayer CropScience
- Duofam*
- Kemifam* Duo — Bayer CropScience
- Kontakttwin* — Makhteshim Agan Group
- Powertwin* Plus — Makhteshim Agan Group
- Twin* — Makhteshim Agan Group
+ Ethofumesate+ Metamitron
- Beetrix* — Zelam Ltd.
- Betanal* Trio — Bayer CropScience
- Domino* — Bayer CropScience
- Goltix* Triple — Makhteshim Agan Group
Discontinued Names:
Arrat*
Beetaweed*
Beetup Trio*
It-Phenmedipham*
Medifene*
Tanex*
Tripart Beta*
