Ioxynil is a selective nitrile herbicide. It is used in Australia to control broadleaf weeds. It acts via photosynthesis inhibition. It is used notably on onion crops,[2] among others. It was introduced in 1966.[3]
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| IUPAC name
4-hydroxy-3,5-diiodophenyl cyanide
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| UN number | 2588 |
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| C7H3I2NO | |
| Molar mass | 370.916 g·mol−1 |
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| H301, H319, H361, H410 | |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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editIoxynil is or has been sold under these tradenames: Ioxynil, Unyunox, Totril, Maya, Hawk, Hocks, Sanoxynil, Certrol, Actril and Trevespan.
Ioxynil has been sold in formulations also containing bromoxynil and isoproturon.
It is used to control these weeds: bellvine, burr medic, capeweed, chickweed, climbing buckwheat, common heliotrope, common sowthistle, corn gromwell, dandelion, dead nettle, fat-hen, fumitory, green amaranth, green crumbleweed, bittercress, ox tongue, pigweed, potato weed, saffron thistle, scarlet pimpernel, shepherd's purse, slender celery, smallflower mallow, stagger weed, threecornered Jack, three flowered nightshade, turnip weed, Ward's weed, wild radish, wild turnip, wireweed[4] and prickly paddy melon.[2]
Crops situations which ioxynil has been used on include: onions, cereals, leeks, garlic, shallots, flax, sugarcane, forage grasses, lawns and turf.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Safety Data Sheet: GENFARM IOXYNIL 250 HERBICIDE" (PDF).
- ^ a b "Ioxynil 250 Label" (PDF). Genfarm.
- ^ a b "Ioxynil". Pesticide Properties DataBase. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Unyunox 250 EC" (PDF). AgNova.
External Links
edit- Ioxynil in the Pesticide Properties DataBase (PPDB)