Touchdown Herbicide

About Product

• Touchdown Herbicide is a product of Syngenta with hi-tech technology.
• It is a systematic post-emergence non-selective herbicide, belongs to Organophosphorus group of herbicides
• Effectively controls all annual and perennial weeds in cropped and non-cropped area.
• Multifunctional adjuvant system and is absorbed faster by the green parts of plants.

Touchdown Herbicide 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 the 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.

Touchdown Herbicide 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.

Disclaimer: This information is provided for reference purposes only. Always follow to the recommended application guidelines outlined on the product label and accompanying leaflet.