Use of an Acyclic Picolinamide Compound as a Fungicide for Control of Phytopathogenic Fungi in Vegetables
The present disclosure is related to the field of agrochemicals, including compound I and its use to control fungal diseases in agriculturally useful vegetable crops.
1 . A method of controlling fungal diseases in vegetable crops that are at risk of being diseased comprising the steps of: contacting at least a portion of a plant and/or an area adjacent to a plant with a composition including compound I.
wherein said compound is effective against a plant pathogen.
2 . The method of claim 1 wherein the composition is
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the composition further includes at least one additional agriculturally active ingredient selected from the group consisting of: an 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: black leaf spot of cabbage ( Alternaria brassicicola ), Sclerotinia rot of lettuce ( Sclerotinia sclerotiorum ), anthracnose of hot pepper ( Colletotrichum capsici ), powdery mildew of cucumber ( Erysiphe cichoracearum ), early blight of tomato ( Alternaria solani ), leaf mold of tomato ( Mycovellosiella fulva ), gummy stem blight of watermelon ( Stagonosporopsis cucurbitacearum ), gray mold of broad bean ( Botrytis cinerea ), target spot of tomato ( Corynespora cassiicola ), and anthracnose of tomato ( Colletotrichum coccodes ).
5 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the composition further includes at least one additional agriculturally active ingredient selected from the group consisting of: an 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: black leaf spot of cabbage ( Alternaria brassicicola ), Sclerotinia rot of lettuce ( Sclerotinia sclerotiorum ), anthracnose of hot pepper ( Colletotrichum capsici ), powdery mildew of cucumber ( Erysiphe cichoracearum ), early blight of tomato ( Alternaria solani ), leaf mold of tomato ( Mycovellosiella fulva ), gummy stem blight of watermelon ( Stagonosporopsis cucurbitacearum ), gray mold of broad bean ( Botrytis cinerea ), target spot of tomato ( Corynespora cassiicola ), and anthracnose of tomato ( Colletotrichum coccodes ).