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NOMENCLATURE
Common name acetochlor
IUPAC name 2-chloro-N-ethoxymethyl-6'-ethylaceto-o-toluidide
Chemical Abstracts name 2-chloro-N-(ethoxymethyl)-N-(2-ethyl-6-methylphenyl)acetamide
CAS RN [34256-82-1] EEC no. 251-899-3 Development codes MON 097 (Monsanto)
APPLICATIONS
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, peanuts, soya beans, cotton, potatoes and sugar cane.
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