Pronamide

Action/Use:

Herbicide

Use: A selective herbicide to control annual and perennial grasses. For postemergence activity, pronamide must move into the root zone. For grasses and certain broadleaf weeds in artichoke, endive, escarole, legume, lettuce, rhubarb, sugarbeets (seed), blackberries, blueberries, boysenberries, raspberries, tree fruit, woody ornamentals, nursery stock, Christmas trees, bermuda turf, fallow land, and gladiolus.

Identification

Common Name(s): Pronamide (WSSA); ; Propyzamide (ISO, BSI, ISOE, JMAF, ISOF)

Chemistry

Class: Amide.

Mode of Action / Resistance Management

Chemical Group: Benzamide

Mode of Action: Microtubule assembly inhibition

Action Group: HRAC Group K1; WSSA Group 3

Environmental Guidelines

Degradation/metabolism: Half-life in soil generally 1-3 months

Hazards: Fish: LC₅₀ (96 h) 350 mg/l (goldfish), 150 mg/l (guppy), 72 mg/l (rainbow trout). Bird: Oral LD₅₀ >14,000 mg/kg (duck). Bee: Nontoxic

Soil Particle Adsorption: Moderate

Water Solubility: 15 ppm

Safety Guidelines

Signal Word: CAUTION

Toxicity Class: III

Toxicity: Tech (Rat): Oral LD₅₀ 5620 mg/kg. (Rabbit): Dermal >3160 mg/kg

Handling/storage Cautions: Store between 32° and 122°F under dry conditions. Do not remove package from original container except for immediate use

Protective Clothing: Chemical-resistant gloves. Protective eyewear. Chemical-resistant apron when cleaning equipment, mixing, or loading. Approved respirator.

Suppliers and Branded Products

Basic Producers:

AgriGuard Ltd. (Setanta*, Setanta Flo*, Solitaire*)

Dow AgroSciences LLC (Kerb*)

Fertiagro Pte. Ltd. (Fernamide*)

Inter-Trade A/S

Ki-Hara Chemicals Ltd.

Kingtai Chemicals Co., Ltd.

Nanjing Essence Fine-Chemical Co., Ltd.

Ningbo Yihwei Chemicals Co. Ltd.

Pilar AgriScience (Canada) Corp. (Pilarmaxi*)

Shenzhen Yancheng Chemicals Co., Ltd.