Ethephon 90% TC 80% SL 48% SL

Product name

Ethrel

CAS No.

16672-87-0

ICAMA No.

240-718-3

Chemical name:

2-chloroethylphosphonic acid

Formula

C2H6CIO3P

Formulations

90%TC 80%SL 48%SL

Toxicity

1. Oral: acute oral LD50 for rats 4229mg/kg
2. Skin and eyes: acute percutaneous LD50 for rabbits 5730mg/kg. Irritating to skin and eyes
3. Inhalation: LC50 (4h) for rats 6. 26mg/L
4. NOEL: (2y) for rats 3000ppm diet
5. ADI: (JMPR) 0. 05mg/kg b. w.
6. Birds: acute oral LD50 for bobwhite quails 1072mg/kg
7. Fish: LC50 (96h) for carp >140, rainbow trout 720mg/L
8. Bees: not toxic to bees
9. Daphnia EC50 (48h) 577. 4mg/L

Application

Plant growth regulator with systemic properties.Penetrates into the plant tissues and is decom

-posed to ethylene,which affects the growth processes.To promote pre-harvest ripening in

apples,currants,blueberries,cranberries,morello cherries citrus fruit, figs,tomatoes,sugar beet

and fodder beet seed crops,coffee,capsicum setc.to accelerate post-harvest ripening in

bananas,mangoes,and citrus fruit;to facilitate harvesting by loosening of the fruit in currants,

gooseberries,cherries,and apples;to increase flower bud development in young apple trees;to prevent lodging in cereals,maize flax;to induce flowering of Bromeliads;to stimulate lateral

branching in azaleas,geraniums,and roses;to shorten the stem length in forced daffodils; to induce flowering and regulate ripening in pineapples; to accelerate boll opening in cotton to modify sex expression in cucumbers and squash;to increase fruit setting and yield in cucumber

to improve the sturdiness of onion seed crops;to hasten the yellowing of mature tobacco leaves to stimulate latex flow in rubber trees, and resin flow in pine trees;to stimulate early uniform hull split in walnuts.Max application rate per season 2.18 kg/ha for cotton, 0.72kg/ha

for cereals, 1.44 kg/ha for fruit.

Packing

technical is packed in 25 or 50 kg/drum

formulations is packed in 200 or 250L/drum or as customers'requirements.