Introduction
Common name | Plants Fungicide Azoxystrobin | ||
Product category | Fungicide | ||
Chemical name | methyl(E)-2-{2-[6-(2-cyanophenoxy)pyrimidin-4-yloxy]phenyl}-3-methoxyacrylate | ||
CAS Number | 131860-33-8 | ||
Molecular formula | C22H17N3O5 | ||
Appearance | White solid | ||
Formulation types | 95%TC, 25%SC, 50%WDG | ||
Biochemistry | Inhibits mitochondrial respiration by blocking electron transfer between cytochrome and cytochrome c1, at the ubiquinol oxidising site. Controls pathogenic strains resistant to the 14-demethylase inhibitors,phenylamides, dicarboxamides or benzimidazoles. | ||
Mode of action | Fungicide with protectant, curative, eradicant, systemic properties and translaminar . Inhibits spore germination and mycelial growth, and shows antisporulant activity. | ||
Phytotoxicity | Good crop safety, except on some varieties of apple (e.g. McIntosh, Cox). | ||
Uses | Controls the following pathogens at application rates between 100 to 375 g/ha: Erysiphe graminis, Puccinia spp., Leptosphaeria nodorum, Septoria tritici and Pyrenophora teres on temperate cereals; Rhizoctonia solani on rice; Plasmopara viticola and Uncinula necator on vines; Sphaerotheca fuliginea and Pseudoperonospora cubensis on cucurbitaceae; Phytophthora infestans and Alternaria solani on potato and tomato; Mycosphaerella arachidis, Rhizoctonia solani and Sclerotium rolfsii on peanut; Monilinia spp. and Cladosporium carpophilum on peach; Pythium spp. and Rhizoctonia solani on turf; Mycosphaerella spp. on banana; Cladosporium caryigenum on pecan; Elsino?fawcettii, Colletotrichum spp. and Guignardia citricarpa on citrus; Colletotrichum spp. and Hemileia vastatrix on coffee. |