
TOUCHDOWN
| Product Name | Touchdown Herbicide |
|---|---|
| Brand | Syngenta |
| Category | Herbicides |
| Technical Content | Glyphosate 41% SL IPA Salt |
| Classification | Chemical |
| Toxicity | Blue |
Description
About -
- Touchdown Herbicide is a product of Syngenta with high-tech technology.
- It is a systematic post-emergence non-selective herbicide, belonging to the Organophosphorus group of herbicides.
- Effectively controls all annual and perennial weeds in cropped and non-cropped areas.
- The multifunctional adjuvant system is absorbed faster by the green parts of plants.
Technical Details -
- Technical Name: Glyphosate 41% SL
- Mode of Entry: Non-Selective and systemic
- Mode of Action: Touchdown herbicide works by inhibiting an essential plant enzyme called EPSPS (5–enolpyruvyl–shikimate–3–phosphate synthase). Inhibition of this enzyme prevents the production of aromatic amino acids required for protein synthesis within the plant. Lack of protein synthesis results in the death of treated plants.
Key Features & Benefits -
- Touchdown Herbicide is quickly absorbed into plants
- It works efficiently and in a short time
- Touchdown has no residual effect on the germination of any crop grown after its application.
- Widely used in non-crop areas, open fields, bunds, and water channels.
- It is easily biodegradable & non-volatile in nature.
- Safe for beneficial insects as well as the environment.
Usage & Crops -
- Recommendations:
|
Crops |
Target Weeds |
Dosage / Acre (ml) |
Dilution in water (L) |
Waiting period after harvest (days) |
|
Tea |
Arundinella bengalensis, Axonopus compressus, Cynodon dactylon, Imperata cylindrica, Kalm grass, Paspalum scrobiculatum, Polygonum perfoliatum |
800-1200 |
180 |
21 |
|
Non cropped area |
Sorghum helepens and other dicot & monocot weeds in general |
800-1200 |
200 |
- |
- Method of Application: Foliar Spray
Additional Information -
- Touchdown Herbicide is compatible with other herbicides and adjuvants, but before that, a test must be performed on a small area of land.
- Touchdown product cannot be shipped to Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Punjab, and Kerala.
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