Nicosulfuron TC
Nicosulfuron is a kind of herbicides belonging to the sulfonylurea family. It is a broad-spectrum herbicide that can controls many kinds of maize weeds including both annual weeds and perennial weed including Johnsongrass, quackgrass, foxtails, shattercane, panicums, barnyardgrass, sandbur, pigweed and morningglory.
It is a systemic selective herbicide, being effective in killing plants near the maize. This selectivity is achieved through maize’s capability of metabolizing Nicosulfuron into harmless compound. Its mechanism of action is through inhibiting the enzyme acetolactate synthase (ALS) of the weeds, blocking the synthesis of amino acids such as valine and isoleucine, and finally inhibiting the protein synthesis and causing death of weeds.
Detailed information:
- Common name: Nicosulfuron
- IUPAC name: 2-(4,6-dimethoxypyrimidin-2-ylcarbamoylsulfamoyl)-N,N-dimethylnicotinamide;
- CAS No.: 111991-09-4
- Molecular formula: C15H18N6O6S
- Molecular weight: 410.4
- State: Crystals
- Packing: 25kg (providing additional packing as required)
- Mode of action: Selective systemic herbicide, absorbed by the foliage and roots, with rapid translocation in the xylem and phloem to the meristematic tissues.
- Application: Selective post-emergence control in maize of annual grass weeds including Setaria, Echinochloa, Digitaria, Panicum, Lolium, and Avena spp., broad-leaved weeds including Amaranthus spp. and Cruciferae, and perennials such as Sorghum halepense and Agropyron repens. Applied at 35-70 g/ha.
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