NELSON 96 EC

HERBICIDES

NELSON 96 EC

INTRODUCTION: Metolachlor is a selective chloroacetamide herbicide used to control annual grasses (eg Echinacloa spp., Digitaria spp., Setaria spp., Brachiaria spp., Panicum spp. and Cyperus spp.) and certain key broad-leaved weeds (eg Amaranthus spp., Capsella spp. and Portulaca spp.) in maize, sorghum, cotton, sugar beet, fodder beet, sugar cane, potatoes, soyabeans, peanuts, sunflowers, various vegetables and pulse crops, fruit and nut trees, and woody ornamentals.

Mode of Action: Metolachlor is a selective herbicide which is absorbed predominantly by the target weeds hypocotyls and shoots. It inhibits germination.

USAGES: NELSON 96 EC is a herbicide used to control annual grasses (eg Echinacloa spp., Digitaria spp., Setaria spp., Brachiaria spp., Panicum spp. and Cyperus spp.) and certain key broad-leaved weeds (eg Amaranthus spp., Capsella spp. and Portulaca spp.) in maize, sorghum, cotton, sugar beet, fodder beet, sugar cane, potatoes, soyabeans, peanuts, sunflowers, various vegetables and pulse crops, fruit and nut trees, and woody ornamentals. Phytotoxicity: Well tolerated by most broad-leaved crops, maize and sorghum. Environmental Controls: Do not apply either directly to or in the near proximity of water as Metolachlor is known to leach through soils and contaminate water systems. This includes ground water. In addition do not contaminate water systems with waste water from spraying operations. Shelf Life: The product when stored in the original, unopened container, under normal storage conditions, will stable for a period to 2 years.