CAS: 76738-62-0
HS CODE: 38089311
1. Mode of Action:
Paclobutrazol can delay plant growth, inhibit stem elongation, shorten internodes, promote plant tillering, promote flower bud differentiation, increase plant stress resistance, and increase yield.
2. Crops:
Rice, wheat, peanuts, fruit trees, tobacco, canola, soybeans, flowers, lawns, etc.
3. Uses:
Used on fruit trees to inhibit vegetative growth and to improve fruit set; on pot-grown ornamentals and flower crops (eg chrysanthemums, begonias, freesias, poinsettias and bulbs) to inhibit growth; on rice to increase tillering, reduce lodging, and increase yield On turf to retard growth; and on grass seed crops to reduce height and prevent lodging. To be applied as a foliar spray, as a soil drench, or by trunk injection. Has some fungicidal activity against mildew and rusts.
4. Main Formulations:
95% TC | Item | Standard |
Content | 95% min |
Loss on drying | 0.1% max |
Acidity | 0.3% max |
Insoluble in acetone | 0.3% max |
15% WP | Content | 15% min. |
Calcium Carbonate | 76% max. |
White Carbon Black | 4% max |
Dispersant | 4% max. |
Moisture | 1% max |
Solute Time | 90 max |
PH | 6.0-10.0 |
Particle Size (Through 44 mesh) m/m | 98min |