Technical product is colourless crystals, M.p.200℃, V.p.Negligible.
Soluble in water,and insoluble in common organic solvents.
Stable up to 60℃.Stable to light.
Uses
Effective on deep-rooted perennial species,and annual and binnial species of grasses,sedges and broad-leaved weeds.
Used in fruit orchards, vineyards, conifer plantations, and many plantation crops; in cereal stubble; and in pasture renovation.
Also used for pre-harvestdesiccation of cooton, cereals, peas, beans, etc.; for destruction of rye sown to prevent wind erosion of the soil: for control of suckers on fruit trees; and for aquatic weed control.
Glyphosate- sesquisodium is used as a plant growth regulator on sugarcane.