Use of an Acyclic Picolinamide Compound as a Fungicide for Control of Phytopathogenic Fungi in Orchard, Vineyard and Plantation Crops
The present disclosure is related to the field of agrochemicals, including compound I and its use to control fungal diseases in agriculturally useful orchard, vineyard and plantation crops.
1 . A method of controlling fungal diseases in orchard, vineyard and plantation 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 of 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: brown rot in flowers and fruits of stone fruits ( Monilinia laxa and Monilinia fructicola ), fruit rot in stone fruits ( Rhizopus stolonifer ), powdery mildew of apples ( Podosphaera leucotricha ), leaf spot of apples ( Alternaria mali ), scab of pear ( Venturia pyrina ), sooty mold of pear ( Capnodium sp.), powdery mildew of grape ( Erysiphe necator ), gray mold of strawberry and grapevine ( Botrytis cinerea ), black sigatoka of bananas ( Mycosphaerella fijiensis ), powdery mildew of cherry ( Podosphaera clandestina , PODOCL), pecan scab ( Cladosporium caryigenum , CLADCA), almond scab ( Cladosporium carpopilum , CLADSP), shot hole in almond ( Stigmina carpophila , STIGCA), rust ( Tranzschelia discolor , TRANDI), and jacket rot in almond ( Botrytis, Rhizopus , and Monolinia ).
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: 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: brown rot in flowers and fruits of stone fruits ( Monilinia laxa and Monilinia fructicola ), fruit rot in stone fruits ( Rhizopus stolonifera ), powdery mildew of apples ( Podosphaera leucotricha ), leaf spot of apples ( Alternaria mali ), scab of pear ( Venturiapyrina ), sooty mold of pear ( Capnodium sp.), powdery mildew of grape ( Erysiphe necator ), gray mold of strawberry and grapevine ( Botrytis cinerea ), black sigatoka of bananas ( Mycosphaerella fijiensis ), powdery mildew of cherry ( Podosphaera clandestina , PODOCL), pecan scab ( Cladosporium caryigenum , CLADCA), almond scab ( Cladosporium carpopilum , CLADSP), shot hole in almond ( Stigmina carpophila , STIGCA), rust ( Tranzschelia discolor , TRANDI), and jacket rot in almond ( Botrytis, Rhizopus , and Monolinia ).