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Description: ISO 1750 (published)
IUPAC: 2-chloro-N-ethoxymethyl-6′-ethylacet-o-toluidide
CAS: 34256-82-1
Formula: C14H20ClNO2
Activity: herbicides (chloroacetanilide herbicides)

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Acetochlor APPLICATIONS
Biochemistry Inhibits cell division by blocking protein synthesis. Maize tolerance of chloroacetamides is due mainly to conjugation with glutathione; P450 metabolism may also be a factor. Mode of action Selective herbicide, absorbed mainly by the shoots and secondarily by the roots of germinating plants. Uses Used pre-emergence or pre-plant to control annual grasses, certain annual broad-leaved weeds and yellow nutsedge in maize (at 3 kg/ha), peanuts, soya beans, cotton, potatoes and sugar cane. Formulation types CS; EC.

Acetochlor ANALYSIS
Product by gc. Residues by hplc. Details from Monsanto.

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