USE OF A DIFLUORO-(2-HYDROXYPROPYL)PYRIDINE COMPOUND AS A FUNGICIDE FOR CONTROL OF PHYTOPATHOGENIC FUNGI OF RICE
The present disclosure is related to the field of agrochemicals, including compound (I) and its' use to control fungal diseases in rice.
1 . A method of controlling fungal diseases in a rice plant that is at risk of being diseased comprising contacting one of the plant and an area adjacent to the plant with a composition including compound I.
2 . The method of claim 1 wherein the composition is
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the composition further includes at least one of one additional agriculturally active ingredient selected from the group consisting of: insecticide, an herbicide, and a fungicide.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the fungal pathogen is selected from the group consisting of the causal agents of rice blast ( Pyricularia oryzae ), sheath blight of rice ( Rhizoctonia solani ), brown spot of rice ( Cochliobolus miyabeanus ) and crown sheath rot of rice ( Gaeumannomyces graminis var. graminis ).
5 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the composition further includes at least one of one additional agriculturally active ingredient selected from the group consisting of: insecticide, an herbicide, and a fungicide.
6 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the fungal pathogen is selected from the group consisting of the causal agents of rice blast ( Pyricularia oryzae ), sheath blight of rice ( Rhizoctonia solani ), brown spot of rice ( Cochliobolus miyabeanus ) and crown sheath rot of rice ( Gaeumannomyces graminis var. graminis ).