Glyphosate
| Specification | |
| Active Ingredient | 95% min. |
| Appearance |
White powder |
| Physical and chemical properties | |
| Chemical Name |
N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine |
| Empirical Formula |
C3H8NO5P |
| Molecular Weight |
169.1 |
| Structural Formula |
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| Melting point |
189.5±0.5℃ |
| Solubility |
In water 11.6 g/l (25℃). Insoluble in common organic solvents, e.g. acetone, ethanol and xylene. The alkali metal and amine salts are readily soluble in water. |
| Vapor pressure |
Negligible |
| Formulations |
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95%TC, 62%IPA, 48%SL
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| Application |
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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. |