Product name | Thifensulfuron-methyl |
Specification | 95%TC, 75%WDG |
Toxicology | Oral Acute oral LD50 for rats >5000 mg/kg. Skin and eye Acute percutaneous LD50 for rabbits >2000 mg/kg. Non-irritating to skin or eyes. Not a skin sensitiser. Inhalation LC50 (4 h) for rats >7.9 mg/l air. NOEL NOAEL (90 d) for rats 100 mg/kg diet; (2 y) for rats 500 mg/kg diet. NOAEL in reproduction (2 generation) in rats 2500 mg/kg diet; teratogenicity in rats 200 mg/kg daily. ADI 0.26 mg/kg. |
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Applications | Mode of action: Post-emergence, selective herbicide acting primarily through foliar uptake with little or no soil activity. |
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Uses: Selective control of a wide range of annual weeds in cereals, maize and pasture. |
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Phytotoxicity: Treated cereals may experience a temporary inhibition of growth and colour changes in the leaves, but these have no ultimate effect on the yield. |
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Mode of action | Selective systemic herbicide, absorbed by the leaves and roots, with translocation acropetally and basipetally throughout the plant. |
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