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Description:ISO 1750 (published)
IUPAC: 5-tert-butyl-3-(2,4-dichloro-5-isopropoxyphenyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2(3H)-one
CAS: 19666-30-9
Formula: C15H18Cl2N2O3
Activity: herbicides (unclassified herbicides)

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Oxadiazon APPLICATIONS
Biochemistry Protoporphyrinogen oxidase inhibitor. Mode of action Selective contact herbicide. Uses Pre-emergence control of bindweed, annual broad-leaved weeds and grasses, and post-emergence control of bindweed and annual broad-leaved weeds, in carnations, gladioli, roses, fruit trees and bushes (including citrus), vines, ornamental trees and shrubs, hops, cotton,rice, soya beans, sunflowers, onions, and turf. Effective against mono- and dicotyledonous weeds in rice, at c. 1 kg/ha; in orchards and vineyards, at 2 kg/ha post-em. or 4 kg/ha pre-em. Phytotoxicity Carnations are tolerant of over-the-top, post-emergence application. Not to be used on red fescue, bentgrass turf, dichronda or centipedegrass. Formulation types AL; EC; GR; SC; WP. Selected tradenames: 'Ronstar' (Aventis)

Oxadiazon ANALYSIS
Product analysis by glc (J. Desmoras et al., Anal. Methods Pestic. Plant Growth Regul., 1973, 7, 595). Residues determined by glc (idem, ibid.). Other glc and hplc methods available from Aventis.

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