Fungicidal composition comprising a pyridylethylbenzamide derivative and a compound capable of inhibiting the transport of electrons of the respiratory chain in phytopathogenic fungal organisms

1. A composition comprising:

a) a pyridylethylbenzamide derivative selected from the group consisting of:

N-{2-[3-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)-2-pyridinyl]ethyl}-2-trifluoromethylbenzamide;

N-{2-[3-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)-2-pyridinyl]ethyl}-2-iodobenzamide; and

N-{2-[3,5-dichloro-2-pyridinyl]ethyl}-2-trifluoromethylbenzamide;

and the N-oxides of 2-pyridine thereof;

and

b) a compound capable of inhibiting the transport of electrons of the respiratory chain in phytopathogenic fungal organisms selected from the group consisting of:

(1) a compound capable of inhibiting succinate dehydrogenase in phytopathogenic fungal organisms and

(2) a compound capable of inhibiting mitochondrial ubiquinol:ferricytochrome-c oxidoreductase in phytopathogenic fungal organisms;

in an (a)/(b) weight ratio of from 0.01 to 20.

2. The composition of claim 1 wherein the pyridylethylbenzamide derivative is N-{2-[3-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)-2-pyridinyl]ethyl}-2-trifluoromethylbenzamide.

3. The composition of claim 1 wherein the compound capable of inhibiting the transport of electrons of the respiratory chain in phytopathogenic fungal organisms is a compound capable of inhibiting succinate dehydrogenase in phytopathogenic fungal organisms.

4. The composition of claim 3 wherein the compound capable of inhibiting the transport of electrons of the respiratory chain of succinate dehydrogenase in phytopathogenic fungal organisms is selected from the group consisting of N-[2-(1,3-dimethyl-butyl)-phenyl]-5-fluoro-1,3-dimethyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide, N-(3′,4′-dichloro-5-fluorobiphenyl-2-yl)-3-(difluoro-methyl)-1-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide, N-[2-(1,3-dimethylbutyl)-thiophen-3-yl]1-methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide, benodanil, carboxin, fenfuram, flutolanil, furametpyr, mepronil, boscalid, oxycarboxin and thifluzamide.

5. The composition of claim 1 wherein the compound capable of inhibiting the transport of electrons of the respiratory chain in phytopathogenic fungal organisms is a compound capable of inhibiting mitochondrial ubiquinol:ferricytochrome-c oxidoreductase in phytopathogenic fungal organisms.

6. The composition of claim 5 wherein the compound capable of inhibiting the transport of electrons of the respiratory chain of mitochondrial ubiquinol:ferricytochrome-c oxidoreductase in phytopathogenic fungal organisms is selected from the group consisting of a strobilurin derivative, cyazofamid, fenamidone and famoxadone.

7. The composition of claim 6 wherein the strobilurin derivative is selected from the group consisting of azoxystrobin, dimoxystrobin, fluoxastrobin, kresoxim-methyl, metominostrobin, trifloxystrobin, pyraclostrobin, picoxystrobin and 2-{2-[6-(3-chloro-2-methylphenoxy)-5-fluoro-pyrimidin-4-yloxy]-phenyl}2-methoxyimino-N-methylacetamide.

8. The composition of claim 1 further comprising a fungicidal compound (c).

9. The composition of claim 8 wherein the fungicidal compound (c) is selected from the group consisting of captane, folpet, dodine, propineb, mancozeb, thiram, tolylfluanid, iminoctadine, dithianon, copper hydroxide, copper octanoate, copper oxychloride, copper sulfate, fosetyl-Al, phosphorous acid, cymoxanil, iprovalicarb, benthiavalicarb, chlorotalonil, propamocarb, prothioconazole, tebuconazole and spiroxamine.

10. The composition of claim 1 further comprising an agriculturally acceptable support, carrier, filler and/or surfactant.

11. The composition of claim 4 wherein the pyridylethylbenzamide derivative is N-{2-[3-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)-2-pyridinyl]ethyl}-2-trifluoromethylbenzamide.

12. The composition of claim 6 wherein the pyridylethylbenzamide derivative is N-{2-[3-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)-2-pyridinyl]ethyl}-2-trifluoromethylbenzamide.

13. The composition of claim 7 wherein the pyridylethylbenzamide derivative is N-{2-[3-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)-2-pyridinyl]ethyl}-2-trifluoromethylbenzamide.

14. The composition of claim 11 further comprising a fungicidal compound (c) selected from the group consisting of captane, folpet, dodine, propineb, mancozeb, thiram, tolylfluanid, iminoctadine, dithianon, copper hydroxide, copper octanoate, copper oxychloride, copper sulfate, fosetyl-Al, phosphorous acid, cymoxanil, iprovalicarb, benthiavalicarb, chlorotalonil, propamocarb, prothioconazole, tebuconazole and spiroxamine.

15. The composition of claim 12 further comprising a fungicidal compound (c) selected from the group consisting of captane, folpet, dodine, propineb, mancozeb, thiram, tolylfluanid, iminoctadine, dithianon, copper hydroxide, copper octanoate, copper oxychloride, copper sulfate, fosetyl-Al, phosphorous acid, cymoxanil, iprovalicarb, benthiavalicarb, chlorotalonil, propamocarb, prothioconazole, tebuconazole and spiroxamine.

16. The composition of claim 13 further comprising a fungicidal compound (c) selected from the group consisting of captane, folpet, dodine, propineb, mancozeb, thiram, tolylfluanid, iminoctadine, dithianon, copper hydroxide, copper octanoate, copper oxychloride, copper sulfate, fosetyl-Al, phosphorous acid, cymoxanil, iprovalicarb, benthiavalicarb, chlorotalonil, propamocarb, prothioconazole, tebuconazole and spiroxamine.