Acephate

Nomenclature

Common name:Acephate (BSI, E-ISO, (m) F-ISO, ANSI, ESA, JMAF)
IUPAC name: O, S-dimethylacetylphosphoramidothioate
Chemical abstracts name:N-[methoxy(methylthio)phosphinoyl]acetamide|
CAS RN: [30560-19-1]
EEC no.: 250-241-2

Applications

Biochemistry: It is a cholinesterase inhibitor.
Mode of action: It is a systemic insecticide.
Uses: Acephate is used forthe control of a wide range of chewing and sucking insects, e.g. aphids,thrips, lepidopterous larvae, sawflies, leaf miners, leafhoppers, cutworms, etc.,at 0.5-1.0 kg/ha, infruit (including citrus), vines, hops, olives, cotton, soya beans, peanuts,macadamia nuts, beet, brassicas, celery, beans, potatoes, rice, tobacco,ornamentals, forestry, and other crops. Of moderatepersistence, with residual activity lasting c. 10-21 d.
Phytotoxicity: Non-phytotoxic tomost crops, but marginal leaf burn may occur on Red Delicious apples.
Formulation types: AE; CG; GR; SP;WP.

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