Pretilachlor 50% EC

Summary

Pretilachlor 50% EC is a broad-spectrum and selective herbicide. Pretilachlor 50% EC is a preemergency herbicide for transplanted rice. It is applied before emergency of weeds, within 0- 4 days of transplanting. It controls almost all the weeds (annual grasses, Sedges and broadleaved weeds) in rice.

Benefits

  • It is very economical with its broad-spectrum activity and low use rate. It is easy to use and give long duration control.
  • It dissolves quickly and spreads Fast after application. It is very safe to rice crop as compared to other recommended herbicides.
  • It has no phytotoxic effect on any variety of rice when used as recommended.
  • No residual effect on the subsequent / follow crop.
  • compatibility for mixtures with other herbicides.
Product Name Pretilachlor 50% EC
Type of pesticide Herbicides
Chemical name 2-chloro-N-(2,6-diethylphenyl)-N-(2- propoxyethyl)acetamide
Empirical Formula C17H18CINO2
CAS No. [51218-49-6]
UN No 3082
Packing group III
IMDG Class-9[Environmentally Hazardous Substance, Liquid, N.O.S(Pretilachlor)]
Shelf-life Two years under normal storage conditions

Mode of action :-

Selective herbicide. It is taken up readily by the hypocotyls, mesocotyls and coleoptiles, and to a lesser extent, by the roots of germinating weeds.

It can be used as foliar spray by using Knapsack Sprayers fitted with Flat Fan or Flood Jet Type of Nozzle.  Add recommended quantity of Pretila Gold into little amount of water and mix well. In the last add remaining full amount of water and mix it well by continuous steering and spray uniformly immediately after transplanting to 4 of days of transplanting. Keep 2-3 cm standing water in the crop field up to 5 days after application.

Recommendations:-

Crop Weed species Dosage/acre(ml) Dilution inWater (Liter) Waiting Period(days)
Transplanted rice Echinochoacrusgalli Echinochoacolonum Cyperusdifformis Cyperusiria Fimbristylismilliace a Eclipta alba Ludwigiapulviflora Leptochloachinensis Monochorea vaginalis Panicumrepens 400-500 200-300 75-90