Division of Agricultural Chemicals, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi-110 012, India
*Present address: Reservoir Division of CICFRI, Bangalore.
Online published on 31 October, 2011.
The pesticide formulation auxiliaries (solvent, surfactant and stabiliser) used to formulate monocrotophos soluble liquid (SL) have been found to influence its shelf-life. Epichlorohydnn at 2% was the most effective stabiliser in stabilising monocrotophos followed by pyrogallol and hydroquinone. Monocrotophos depradation correlated positively (r = 0.98 - 0.99) with acidity of the formulation which was checked in the presence of the stabiliser.
Stabilisation, shelf-life, degradation, acidity, stabiliser, monocrotophos
