Prosulfocarb
Action/Use:
- Herbicide
Use:
Preemergence and early postemergence control of a wide range of grass and broadleaved weeds in winter wheat, winter barley and rye. Controls especially Galium aparine, but also provides some control of Poa annua, Alopecurus myosuroides, Stellaria media, Sinapis arvensis, Lolium multiflorum, and Veronica.
Identification
Common Name(s): Prosulfocarb (BSI, draft ISO-E)
Chemistry
Class: Thiocarbamate.
Properties: Tech light yellow liquid; slightly sweet odor. Melting point < -10°C. Miscible with acetone, chlorobenzene, ethanol, xylene, ethyl acetate, and kerosene.
Mode of Action / Resistance Management
Chemical Group: Thiocarbamate
Mode of Action: Inhibition of lipid synthesis — not ACCase inhibition
Action Group: HRAC Group N; WSSA Group 8
Registration
U.S.A.: Boxer Gold* in Australia.
Environmental Guidelines
Hazards: Fish: LC50 (96 h) 4.2 mg/l (bluegill sunfish),1.7 mg/l (rainbow trout). Daphnia: EC50 (48 h) 1.3 mg/l. Bird: Dietary (8 day): 3160 mg/kg (mallard duck), 1780 mg/kg (bobwhite quail)
Water Solubility: 13.2 mg/l at 20°C
Safety Guidelines
Toxicity: (Rat): Oral LD50 (male) 1820 mg/kg, (female) 1958 mg/kg. (Rabbit): LD50 >2000 mg/kg; slight/mild irritation to eyes, skin
Suppliers and Branded Products
Basic Producers:
Syngenta (Boxer*, Challenge*, Defy*)
Formulators' Trade Names:
Villa Crop Protection (WRESTLER*)
Premix Products:
+ S-Metolachlor
- Boxer* Gold — Syngenta
Discontinued Names:
Erasol*
