Propachlor
Action/Use:
- Herbicide
Use:
Preemergence control of many grasses and certain broadleaf weeds in corn and grain sorghum on a variety of soil types.
Identification
Common Name(s): Propachlor (BSI, ISOE, WSSA); ; Propachlore (ISOF)
Chemistry
Properties: Light tan solid. Melting point 67-76°C.
Mode of Action / Resistance Management
Chemical Group: Chloroacetamide
Mode of Action: Inhibition of VLCFAs (Inhibition of cell divison)
Action Group: HRAC Group K3; WSSA Group 15
Registration
Outside U.S.A.: Prolex*.
Environmental Guidelines
Hazards: Fish: Toxic. Bee: Nontoxic
Water Solubility: 613 ppm
Soil Particle Adsorption: Rapidly degradable; a.i. disappears in 4-6 weeks in light soil
Safety Guidelines
Signal Word: DANGER
Toxicity Class: I
Toxicity: (Rat): Oral LD50 1900 mg/kg. (Rabbit): Dermal LD50 >20,000 mg/kg. May cause allergic skin reaction in susceptible individuals
Handling/storage Cautions: Store between 20° and 100°F. If frozen below 20°F, warm and mix
Suppliers and Branded Products
Basic Producers:
Formulators' Trade Names:
B.V. Industrie- & Handelsonderneming Simonis (Wopro-propachlor*)
Premix Products:
+ Terbuthylazine
- Prolex*-TZ — Makhteshim Agan Group
Discontinued Names:
Aatram*
Bexton*
Niticid*
Ramrod*
Ramrod*/Atrazine
Wallop G*
Woprorod*
