Common name: Glyphosate
Chemical name:
N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine
Chemical class: Herbicide
Molecular formula: C5H8NO6P6
CAS NO.: 1071-83-6
Properties:
Colourless crystals. M.p. 189.5±0.5°C. V.p. 1.31×103mPa (25°C). S.g./density 1.705 (20°C). In water 10.5 g/L (pH 1.9, 20°C). Insoluble in common organic solvents, e.g. acetone, ethanol and xylene. The alkali-metal and amine salts are readily soluble in water.
Mode of action:
Non-selective systemic herbicide, absorbed by the foliage, with rapid translocation throughout the plant.
Inactivated on contact with soil.
Usage:
Control of annual and perennial grasses and broad-leaved weeds, pre-harvest, in cereals, peas, beans, oilseed rape, flax and mustard, at c. 1.5-2 kg/ha; control of annual and perennial grasses and broad-leaved weeds in stubble and post-planting/pre-emergence of many crops; as a directed spray in vines and olives, at up to 4.3 kg/ha; in orchards, pasture, forestry and industrial weed control, at up to 4.3 kg/ha. As an aquatic herbicide, at c. 2 kg/ha.
Normal Formulations:
95% Tech, 88.8%/75.7% WDG, 62% IPA/ 480 g/L IPA/41% IPA
