Active ingredient

Common name:

trifluralin (BSI, E-ISO, ANSI, WSSA, JMAF);

trifluraline ((f) F-ISO)

Chemical name:

2,6-dinitro-N,N-dipropyl-4-(trifluoromethyl)benzenamine

CAS No:

[1582-09-8]

Molecular Formula:

C13H16F3N3O4

Structural Formula:

Pesticide category:

Herbicide

Mode of Action:

Selective soil-herbicide, which acts by entering the seedling in the hypocotyl

region. Also inhibits root development.

Characteristics and Uses:

Pre-emergence control of many annual grasses and broad-leaved weeds in brassicas, beans, peas, carrots, parsnips,

lettuce, capsicums, tomatoes, artichokes, onions, garlic, vines,

strawberries, raspberries, citrus fruit, oilseed rape, peanuts,

soya beans, sunflowers, safflowers, ornamentals, cotton,

sugar beet, sugar cane, and in forestry.

Used with linuron or isoproturon for control of annual grasses

and broad-leaved weeds in winter cereals. Normally

applied pre-planting with soil incorporation, at 0.5-1.0 kg/ha,

but post-planting application is also possible for some crops.

Toxicity:

Oral: Acute oral LD50 for rats >5000 mg/kg.

Skin and eye: Acute percutaneous LD50 >5000 mg/kg (rabbits).

Non-irritating to skin; slightly irritating to eyes (rabbits).

Inhalation: LC50 (4 h) for rats >4.8 mg/l.

Formulation

Product name:

Trifluralin 95%Tech

Product name:

Trifluralin 48%EC