Active ingredient | Trifloxystrobin |
Classification | Fungicide / Agrochemical |
Appearance | White to light grey powder |
Molecular Formula | C20H19F3N2O4 |
Molecular Weight | 408.37 |
Solubility | In water 0.61 mg/l (at 20°C), Acetone >500 g/L, Dichloromethane >500 g/L, Ethyl acetate >500 g/L,Hexane 11 g/L, Methanol 76 g/L, Octanol 18g/L,Toluene 500 g/L (all in g/l,20°C). |
Melting Point | 72.0-73.0°C(pure active ingredient,i) |
Mode of action | Mesostemic, broad-spectrum fungicide with preventative and specific curative activity and displaying rain-fastness. Redistributed by superficial vapour movement and also has translaminar activity. |
Usage | Broad spectrum fungicide for foliar use on a wide range of agricultural and horticultural crops in temperate, sub-tropical and tropical climates in open fields or protected under glass and plastic. In Europe its uses will be focussed on cereals (at 50g/ha), grapes (at 187.5 g/ha), pome fruit (at 75 g/ha), and cucurbit crops (at 187.5 g/ha).Trifloxystrobin is active against fungi in all four classes - Ascomycetes, Deuteromycetes, Basidiomycetes and Oomycetes. |