Prometon
Action/Use:
- Herbicide
Use:
A triazine herbicide applied both preemergence and postemergence as a temporary total vegetation herbicide. Material has considerable foliar action and also acts through the roots. Controls most annual, many perennial broadleaf weeds and grasses, generally for a full season or longer.
Identification
Common Name(s): Prometon (ANSI, BSI, ISOE, WSSA); ; Prométone (ISOF)
Chemistry
Properties: White, crystalline. Melting point 91°-92°C. Solubility in acetone is >50gm/100 ml; benzene >25/100 ml; methanol >50/100 ml.
Mode of Action / Resistance Management
Chemical Group: triazine
Mode of Action: inhibition of photosynthesis at photosystem II
Action Group: HRAC Group C1; WSSA Group 5
Environmental Guidelines
Hazards: (25E) Fish: LC50 20 mg/l (96 h) (rainbow trout); >32 mg/l (bluegill); 8.6 mg/l (goldfish). Bee: Nontoxic
Water Solubility: 750 ppm
Safety Guidelines
Signal Word: WARNING
Toxicity Class: II
Toxicity: Tech (Rat): Oral LD50 2276 mg/kg. Inhalation LC50 (4 h) >3.26 mg/l. Pramitol*: Oral LD50 2276 mg/kg (25E), 2745 (5PS). (Rabbit): Dermal LD50 2200 mg/kg
Handling/storage: Store above 32°F
Protective Clothing: Protective eyewear.
Suppliers and Branded Products
Basic Producers:
Makhteshim Agan Group (Pramitol*, Sonora*)
Formulators' Trade Names:
Syngenta (Gesafram*)
Winfield Solutions, LLC (Pramitol*)
Premix Products:
+ Simazine+ Sodium Chlorate+ Sodium Metaborate
- Pramitol* 5PS — Makhteshim Agan Group
Discontinued Names:
Ontracic 800*
Vegemec*
