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Label & SDS

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Registration information

  • U.S. EPA Registration number: 5481-483
  • U.S. EPA Status: ACTIVE

Description

'Amv 540' is a fungicide and nematicide, herbicide terrestrial, insecticide, miticide, and soil fumigant. Its Federal EPA registration number is: 5481-483. It was originally approved by EPA on 25 Jun 1999. It has a 'Danger' signal word. It has the following active ingredients: Metam-Potassium. It's approved for 175 sites including alfalfa, almonds, anise, apples, apricots, arrugula, artichokes, ash, asparagus, and balsam pear. It is also approved for 32 pests and pest groups including but not limited to bermudagrass, black rot, chickweed, clover root curculio, club root, dandelion, early maturity disease, garden centipede, garden symphylan, and henbit.

Original registration date:

  • 25 Jun 1999

Cancellation date:

  • n/a

Alternative names:

  • AMV 540Active
  • K-PAM HLAlternate

Registrant:

  • AMVAC CHEMICAL CORPORATION
  • Address:
    4695 Macarthur Court, Suite 1200
    Newport Beach, CA 92660

Active ingredients:

  • Metam-potassium 54%
  • Other ingredients 46%

Signal word:

  • Danger

Product type:

  • Fungicide And Nematicide
  • Herbicide Terrestrial
  • Insecticide
  • Miticide
  • Soil Fumigant

Formulation:

  • Soluble Concentrate

Registered target pests:

  • Bermudagrass (preemergence)
  • Black rot (cylindrocladium)
  • Chickweed (preemergence)
  • Clover root curculio
  • Club root (plasmodiophora)
  • Dandelion (preemergence)
  • Early maturity disease (verticillium dahliae)
  • Garden centipede
  • Garden symphylan
  • Henbit (preemergence)
  • Johnsongrass (preemergence)
  • Lambsquarters (preemergence)
  • Nematodes
  • Nightshade (preemergence)
  • Nutsedge (preemergence)
  • Oak root fungus
  • Pigweed (preemergence)
  • Purslane (preemergence)
  • Ragweed (preemergence)
  • Root-knot nematodes
  • Soilborne diseases (fusarium)
  • Soilborne diseases (phytophthora)
  • Soilborne diseases (pythium)
  • Soilborne diseases (rhizoctonia)
  • Soilborne diseases (sclerotinia)
  • Soilborne diseases (verticillium)
  • Symphylans
  • Verticillium spp.
  • Verticillium wilt
  • Watercress (preemergence)
  • Weeds (preemergence)
  • Wild morningglory (preemergence)

Registered target sites:

  • Alfalfa (soil fumigation)
  • Almonds (soil fumigation)
  • Anise (soil fumigation)
  • Apples (soil fumigation)
  • Apricots (soil fumigation)
  • Arrugula (soil fumigation)
  • Artichokes (soil fumigation)
  • Artichokes (spot soil fumigation)
  • Ash (soil fumigation)
  • Asparagus (soil fumigation)
  • Balsam pear (soil fumigation)
  • Barley (soil fumigation)
  • Basil (soil fumigation)
  • Beans (lima) (soil fumigation)
  • Beans (soil fumigation)
  • Beets (soil fumigation)
  • Berry plantings (soil fumigation)
  • Black walnut (soil fumigation)
  • Blackberries (mammoth) (soil fumigation)
  • Blackberries (soil fumigation)
  • Blueberries (soil fumigation)
  • Boysenberries (soil fumigation)
  • Brazil nut (soil fumigation)
  • Broccoli (soil fumigation)
  • Brussels sprouts (soil fumigation)
  • Cabbage (soil fumigation)
  • Calamondin (soil fumigation)
  • Cantaloupes (soil fumigation)
  • Cardoon (soil fumigation)
  • Carrots (soil fumigation)
  • Casaba melons (soil fumigation)
  • Cashews (soil fumigation)
  • Cauliflower (soil fumigation)
  • Celery (soil fumigation)
  • Celtuce (soil fumigation)
  • Chayote (soil fumigation)
  • Cherokee black berry (soil fumigation)
  • Cherries (soil fumigation)
  • Cherries (sweet) (soil fumigation)
  • Cherries (tart) (soil fumigation)
  • Chervil (soil fumigation)
  • Chestnuts (soil fumigation)
  • Chilean guava (soil fumigation)
  • Chinese cabbage (bok choy) (soil fumigation)
  • Chinese cucumber (soil fumigation)
  • Chinese greens (soil fumigation)
  • Chinese okra (soil fumigation)
  • Chinese spinach (soil fumigation)
  • Chinese waxgourd (soil fumigation)
  • Chinquapin (soil fumigation)
  • Chrysanthemum (soil fumigation)
  • Cilantro (soil fumigation)
  • Citron (citrus) (soil fumigation)
  • Collards (soil fumigation)
  • Corn (soil fumigation)
  • Corn salad (soil fumigation)
  • Cotton (soil fumigation)
  • Cranberries (soil fumigation)
  • Crenshaw melons (soil fumigation)
  • Cucumbers (soil fumigation)
  • Currants (soil fumigation)
  • Dandelion (soil fumigation)
  • Dill (soil fumigation)
  • Dock (sorrel) (soil fumigation)
  • Dogwood (soil fumigation)
  • Eggplant (soil fumigation)
  • Endive (escarole) (soil fumigation)
  • English walnuts (soil fumigation)
  • Fennel (florence) (soil fumigation)
  • Fiber crops (unspecified) (soil fumigation)
  • Forest nurseries (soil fumigation)
  • Garlic (soil fumigation)
  • Ginger (soil fumigation)
  • Gooseberries (soil fumigation)
  • Gourds (soil fumigation)
  • Grapefruit (soil fumigation)
  • Grapes (soil fumigation)
  • Hazelnut (soil fumigation)
  • Herbs (soil fumigation)
  • Hickory nuts (soil fumigation)
  • Honey ball melons (soil fumigation)
  • Honeydew melons (soil fumigation)
  • Hops (soil fumigation)
  • Huckleberries (soil fumigation)
  • Hyotan (soil fumigation)
  • Irrigation supply systems (water treatment)
  • Kale (soil fumigation)
  • Kiwi fruit (soil fumigation)
  • Kohlrabi (soil fumigation)
  • Kumquat (soil fumigation)
  • Leeks (soil fumigation)
  • Lemons (soil fumigation)
  • Lettuce (soil fumigation)
  • Limes (soil fumigation)
  • Loganberries (soil fumigation)
  • Loquat (soil fumigation)
  • Mandarin (soil fumigation)
  • Mango melons (soil fumigation)
  • Mangos (soil fumigation)
  • Maple (soil fumigation)
  • Melons (soil fumigation)
  • Mint (soil fumigation)
  • Muskmelons (soil fumigation)
  • Mustard (greens) (soil fumigation)
  • Nectarines (soil fumigation)
  • Nursery crops (soil fumigation)
  • Nut crops (soil fumigation)
  • Nut trees (soil fumigation)
  • Olives (soil fumigation)
  • Onions (soil fumigation)
  • Oranges (soil fumigation)
  • Orchards (soil fumigation)
  • Oriental pear (soil fumigation)
  • Ornamental plants (soil fumigation)
  • Ornamental turf (golf courses) (soil fumigation)
  • Ornamental turf (soil fumigation)
  • Parsley (soil fumigation)
  • Peaches (soil fumigation)
  • Peanuts (soil fumigation)
  • Pears (soil fumigation)
  • Peas (soil fumigation)
  • Pecans (soil fumigation)
  • Peppermint (soil fumigation)
  • Peppers (soil fumigation)
  • Persian melons (soil fumigation)
  • Pistachio nuts (soil fumigation)
  • Plant beds (soil fumigation)
  • Plums (soil fumigation)
  • Potatoes (soil fumigation)
  • Prunes (soil fumigation)
  • Pummelo (soil fumigation)
  • Pumpkin (soil fumigation)
  • Quinces (soil fumigation)
  • Radicchio (soil fumigation)
  • Radishes (soil fumigation)
  • Raspberries (soil fumigation)
  • Red raspberries (soil fumigation)
  • Rye (soil fumigation)
  • Seed beds (soil fumigation)
  • Shawnee blackberry (soil fumigation)
  • Soybeans (soil fumigation)
  • Spaghetti squash (soil fumigation)
  • Spinach (soil fumigation)
  • Squash (acorn) (soil fumigation)
  • Squash (crookneck) (soil fumigation)
  • Squash (hubbard) (soil fumigation)
  • Squash (scallop) (soil fumigation)
  • Squash (soil fumigation)
  • Squash (straighneck) (soil fumigation)
  • Squash (summer) (soil fumigation)
  • Squash (winter) (soil fumigation)
  • Squash (zucchini) (soil fumigation)
  • Strawberries (soil fumigation)
  • Sugar beets (soil fumigation)
  • Sweet potatoes (soil fumigation)
  • Swiss chard (soil fumigation)
  • Tampala (soil fumigation)
  • Tangelos (soil fumigation)
  • Tangerines (soil fumigation)
  • Tangor (soil fumigation)
  • Tobacco (plant bed) (soil fumigation)
  • Tobacco (soil fumigation)
  • Tomatoes (soil fumigation)
  • Turnips (soil fumigation)
  • Upland cress (soil fumigation)
  • Vegetable crops (soil fumigation)
  • Vegetable marrow (soil fumigation)
  • Vineyards (soil fumigation)
  • Watermelon (soil fumigation)
  • Wheat (soil fumigation)
  • Winter cress (soil fumigation)
  • Winter purslane (soil fumigation)
  • Yams (soil fumigation treatment)
  • Yellow rocket cress (soil fumigation)
  • Youngberries (soil fumigation)