Product Name

Diquat

Function

Herbicide

Specification

diquat **0g/l sl, diquat **0g/l sl

Chemical Name

6,*-dihydrodipyrido[1,*-a:2\',1\'-c]pyrazinediium  

CAS No.

********9

Empirical Formula

C*2H*2Br2N2

Toxicology

Oral Acute oral LD*0 for rats **8, mice **4 mg/kg.  Skin and eye Acute percutaneous LD*0 for rats >**3 mg/kg. Irritating to skin and eyes (rabbits). Absorption through intact human skin is minimal; exposure can cause irritation and a delay in the healing of cuts and wounds. Can cause temporary damage to nails.  Inhalation Extreme exposure to spray droplets may cause nose bleeding.  NOEL (2 y) for rats 0.*7 mg/kg b.w. daily; (4 y) for dogs *4 mg/kg diet.  ADI (JMPR) 0.**2 mg cation/kg b.w. [***3]; (EPA) 0.**5 mg cation/kg b.w. [***5].  Water GV *0 mg cation/kg b.w. (provisional; based on ADI).  Toxicity class WHO (a.i.) II (cation); EPA (formulation) II (a.i.)  EC classification T+; R*6| T; R*8/*5| Xn; R*2| Xi; R*6/*7/*8| R*3| N; R*0, R*3  

Applications

Diquat Mode of action Non-selective contact herbicide and desiccant, absorbed by the foliage, with some translocation in the xylem. Diquat Uses Pre-harvest desiccation of cotton, flax, alfalfa, clover, lupins, oilseed rape, poppies, soya beans, peas, beans, sunflowers, cereals, maize, rice, sugar beet, and other seed crops; destruction of potato haulms; and stripping of hops. Control of annual broad-leaved weeds in vines, pome fruit, stone fruit, bush fruit, strawberries (also control of runners), citrus fruit, olives, hops, vegetables, ornamental plants and shrubs, and other crops. Control of emergent and submerged aquatic weeds. Weed control on non-crop land. Weed control and tassel inhibition in sugar cane. Application rates *******0 g/ha. Diquat Formulation types SL

Package

**0KG/Drum, 5L/Drum, 1L/Bottle, etc