Synergistic compositions for the protection of agrarian crops and the use thereof

1. A composition for the protecting of agrarian crops comprising:

at least one component [A], consisting of the compound having formula (I), 3-difluoromethyl-N-(7-fluoro-1,1,3-trimethyl-4-indanyl)-1-methyl-4-pyrazolecarboxamide

wherein Me is a methyl group, and

at least one component [B] which is an azole selected from the group consisting of azaconazole, bitertanol, bromuconazole, cyproconazole, difenoconazole, epoxyconazole, fenbuconazole, fluquinconazole, flusilazole, flutriafol, hexaconazole, imazail, ipconazole, metconazole, myclobutanil, penconazole, propiconazole, prochloraz, prothioconazole, simeconazole, tebuconazole, tetraconazole, triadimefon, triadimenol, triflumizole, and triticonazole.

2. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein said one or more components [B] are selected from

cyproconazole, difenoconazole, epoxyconazole, flutriafol, penconazole, prochloraz, prothioconazole, tebuconazole, and tetraconazole.

3. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein said compound having formula (I) is a racemic mixture (I RS).

4. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein said compound having formula (I) is selected from:

(a)—a mixture having one of the enantiomers-in a weight ratio of 51:49 to 99.99:0.01, by weight and

(b)—one of the two enantiomers R ((I)-R) or S ((I)-S) in a substantially pure form.

5. The composition according to claim 4 , wherein said compound having formula (I) is

a mixture enriched in the enantiomer R, wherein

the enantiomer R has a purity of >99.99% by weight.

6. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the weight ratio between said at least one component [A] and said at least one component [B] ranges from 1:20 to 20:1.

7. The composition according to claim 1 , which comprises a composition selected from the group consisting of

RS tetraconazole;

RS tebuconazole;

RS cyproconazole;

RS difenoconazole;

RS epoxyconazole;

RS flutriafol;

RS penconazole;

RS prothioconazole;

RS prochloraz;

—R 8 S 2 tetraconazole;

—R 9 S 1 tetraconazole;

and

R tetraconazole;

wherein:

—RS indicates a compound of component [A] in the form of a racemic mixture,

—R 8 R 2 indicates a compound of component [A] containing the enantiomers R and S in a molar ratio R:S=8:2,

—R 9 R 1 indicates a compound of component [A] containing the enantiomers R and S in a molar ratio R:S=9:1, and

—R indicates an enantiomer R of a compound of component [A] in substantially pure form.

8. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein said at least one component [A] and said at least one component [B], together or separately, are diluted with one or more solid or liquid diluents, with the addition of one or more surfactants, dispersing agents, suspending agents, stabilizers, adjuvants, anti-freeze agents or adhesion agents.

9. The composition according to claim 8 , comprising at least a further active principle, compatible with said components [A] and [B], selected from the group consisting of phytoregulators, antibiotics, herbicides, fertilizers and mixtures thereof.

10. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein said at least one component [A] and said at least one component [B], together or separately, are diluted with one or more solid or liquid diluents, dispersing agents, suspending agents, stabilizers, adjuvants, anti-freeze agents or adhesion agents.

11. A composition for the protection of agrarian crops as defined in claim 1 having active ingredients which consist of:

at least one component [A], consisting of the compound having formula (I) 3-difluoromethyl-N-(7-fluoro-1,1,3-trimethyl-4-indanyl)-1-methyl-4-pyrazolecarboxamide:

wherein Me is a methyl group, and

an azole selected from the group consisting of azaconazole, bitertanol, bromuconazole, cyproconazole, difenoconazole, epoxyconazole, fenbuconazole, fluquinconazole, flusilazole, flutriafol, hexaconazole, imazail, ipconazole, metconazole, myclobutanil, penconazole, propiconazole, prochloraz, prothioconazole, simeconazole, tebuconazole, tetraconazole, triadimefon, triadimenol, triflumizole, and triticonazole.

12. A composition for the protection of agrarian crops as defined in claim 11 where the azole is selected from the group consisting of prochloraz, prothioconazole and tetraconazole.

13. A method for the control of phytopathogenic fungi in agricultural crops which comprises applying an effective amount of a composition according to claim 1 to an agricultural crop.

14. The method for the control of phytopathogenic fungi according to claim 13 where said phytopathogenic fungi are selected from the following groups: Basidiomycetes, Ascomycetes, Deuteromycetes or imperfect fungi, Oomycetes: Puccinia spp., Ustilago spp., Tilletia spp., Uromyces spp., Phakopsora spp., Rhizoctonia spp., Erysiphe spp., Sphaerotheca spp., Podosphaera spp., Uncinula spp., Helminthosporium spp., Rhynchosporium spp., Pyrenophora spp., Monilinia spp., Sclerotinia spp., Septoria spp. ( Mycosphaerella spp.), Venturia spp., Botrytis spp., Alternaria spp., Fusarium spp., Cercospora spp., Cercosporella herpotrichoides, Colletotrichum spp., Pyricularia oryzae, Sclerotium spp., Phytophtora spp., Pythium spp., Plasmopara viticola, Peronospora spp., Pseudoperonospora cubensis, Bremia lactucae.

15. The method for the control of phytopathogenic fungi according to claim 13 wherein the agrarian crops are selected from: cereals, fruit trees, citrus fruits, legumes, horticultural crops, cucurbits, oleaginous plants, tobacco, coffee, tea, cocoa, sugar beet, sugar cane, cotton.

16. A method for controlling phytopathogenic fungi in agrarian crops, which comprises applying an effective dose of at least one synergistic composition according to claim 1 , on one or more parts of the plants to be protected and/or on the seeds of said plants before sowing and/or on the ground in which said plants grow.