Introduction
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Common name
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Plants Fungicide Azoxystrobin
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Product category
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Fungicide
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Chemical name
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methyl(E)-2-{2-[6-(2-cyanophenoxy)pyrimidin-4-yloxy]phenyl}-3-methoxyacrylate
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CAS Number
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131860-33-8
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Molecular formula
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C22H17N3O5
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Appearance
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White solid
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Formulation types
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95%TC, 25%SC, 50%WDG
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Biochemistry
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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.
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Mode of action
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Fungicide with protectant, curative, eradicant, systemic properties and translaminar . Inhibits spore germination and mycelial growth, and shows antisporulant activity.
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Phytotoxicity
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Good crop safety, except on some varieties of apple (e.g. McIntosh, Cox).
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Uses
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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.
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