Fungicidal composition comprising a pyridylethylbenzamide derivative and a compound capable of inhibiting the ergosterol biosynthesis
A composition comprising at least a pyridylethylbenzamide derivative of general formula (I) (a) and a compound capable of inhibiting the ergosterol biosynthesis (b) in a (a)/(b) weight ratio of from 0.01 to 20. A composition further comprising an additional fungicidal compound.
1. A composition comprising:
(a) N-{2-[3-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)-2-pyridinyl]ethyl}-2-trifluoromethylbenzamide or its N-oxide from the pyridine moiety; and
(b) a compound selected from the group consisting of fenhexamid and fenpropimorph;
In an (a)/(b) weight ratio of from 0.01 to 20.
2. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the (b) compound is fenhexamid.
3. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the (b) compound is fenpropimorph.
4. The composition of claim 2 wherein the (a)/(b) weight ratio is 1.
5. The composition of claim 1 further comprising an agriculturally acceptable support, carrier, filler and/or surfactant.
6. The composition of claim 1 , wherein (a) and (b) are the only two active components present.
7. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the (a)/(b) weight ratio is from 0.05 to 10.
8. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the (a)/(b) weight ratio is from 0.1 to 5.
9. A method for preventively or curatively controlling phytopathogenic fungi of crops comprising applying an effective and non-phytotoxic amount of the composition of claim 1 to the seed, the plant and/or to the fruit of the plant or to the soil in which the plant is growing or in which it is desired to grow.
10. A method for preventively or curatively controlling phytopathogenic fungi of crops comprising applying an effective and non-phytotoxic amount of the composition of claim 5 to the seed, the plant and/or to the fruit of the plant or to the soil in which the plant is growing or in which it is desired to grow.