Clopyralid
CAS No.: 1702-17-6
Properties:
It is a kind of Odorless and colorless crystalline solid. Available as a soluble concentrate that is usually mixed with water, combustible.
Mode of action:
Selective systemic herbicide, absorbed by the leaves and roots, with translocation both acropetally and basipetally, and accumulation in meristematic tissue. Exhibits an auxin-type reaction. Acts on cell elongation and respiration.
Usage:
Post-emergence control of many annual and perennial broad-leaved weeds of the families Polygonaceae, Compositae, Leguminosae, and Umbelliferae, in sugar beet, fodder beet, oilseed rape, maize, cereals, brassicas, onions, leeks, strawberries and flax (at 70-300g a.e./ha), and in grassland and non-crop land (at 300-560 g a.e./ha). Provides particularly good control of creeping thistle (Cirsium arvense), perennial sow-thistle, coltsfoot, mayweeds, and Polygonum spp.