Glyphosate

Common name

Glyphosate

Product category

Herbicide

ChemicalName

N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine

CAS

1071-83-6

Synonyms

(Carboxymethylamino)methylphosphonic acid; Phosphonomethylaminoacetic acid; N-Phosphomethylglycine; Bronco; Landmaster; Pondmaster; Ranger; Rattler 4AS; Roundup 2.5; Sting

Structure

Molecular Formula

C₃H₈NO₅P

Molecular Weight

169.1

Application

Glyphosate is non-selective systemic herbicide, absorbed by the foliage, with rapid translocation throughout the plant. Inactivated on contact with soil.Used to control of annual and perennial grasses and broad-leaved weeds, pre-harvest, post-planting / pre-emergence and in stubble, in cereals, peas, beans, oilseed rape, flax and mustard at c 1.5-2 kg/ha; as a directed spray in vines and olives at c. 4.3 kg/ha; in orchards, pasture, forestry and industrial weed control at c. 4.3 kg/ha. As an aquatic herbicide at c. 2kg/ha.

Risk Codes

R41;R51/53

Safety Description

S2;S26;S39;S61   

Formulations

Glyphosate 95% TC;62%IPA SALT;480G/L SL (41%SL)