Fungicidal compositions

1. A fungicidal composition comprising a mixture of components (A) and (B), wherein component (A) is a compound of formula (I)

wherein

R 1 is hydrogen, fluoro, chloro or methyl;

R 2 is hydrogen or fluoro;

R 3 is —C(Cl)═CH 2 , isopropyl, 1-methylcyclopropyl, trifluoromethyl, —C(CH 3 )═CH 2 , 1-fluorocyclopropyl, —CF 2 CH 3 , —CF(CH 3 )CH 3 or tert-butyl;

R 4 is hydrogen or fluoro; and salts, enantiomers and/or N-oxides thereof;

and

component (B) is a compound selected from the group consisting of

pydiflumetofen,

benzovindiflupyr,

Difenoconazole,

Hexaconazole,

Azoxystrobin,

Fludioxonil,

Cyprodinil,

Fluazinam,

Isopyrazam,

Pyroquilon,

Tricyclazole,

Chlorothalonil,

Propiconazole,

Aminopyrifen,

Penconazole,

Fenpropimorph,

Fenpropidin,

Sulfur, and

a biofungicide comprising Bacillus subtilis strains;

wherein the weight ratio of component (A) to component (B) is from 20:1 to 1:40.

2. The fungicidal composition according claim 1 wherein component (A) is a compound selected from

N-(1-benzyl-3-chloro-1-methyl-but-3-enyl)-8-fluoro-quinoline-3-carboxamide,

N-(1-benzyl-1,3-dimethyl-butyl)-8-fluoro-quinoline-3-carboxamide,

N-[1-benzyl-1-methyl-2-(1-methylcyclopropyl)ethyl]-8-fluoro-quinoline-3-carboxamide,

N-(1-benzyl-3,3,3-trifluoro-1-methyl-propyl)-8-methyl-quinoline-3-carboxamide,

N-(1-benzyl-3,3,3-trifluoro-1-methyl-propyl)-8-chloro-quinoline-3-carboxamide,

N-(1-benzyl-3,3,3-trifluoro-1-methyl-propyl)-8-fluoro-quinoline-3-carboxamide,

N-(1-benzyl-3,3,3-trifluoro-1-methyl-propyl)-7,8-difluoro-quinoline-3-carboxamide,

N-(1-benzyl-1,3-dimethyl-butyl)-7,8-difluoro-quinoline-3-carboxamide,

N-(1-benzyl-1,3-dimethyl-but-3-enyl)-8-fluoro-quinoline-3-carboxamide,

N-(1-benzyl-1,3-dimethyl-but-3-enyl)-7,8-difluoro-quinoline-3-carboxamide,

8-fluoro-N-[1-[(3-fluorophenyl)methyl]-1,3-dimethyl-butyl]quinoline-3-carboxamide,

8-fluoro-N-[3,3,3-trifluoro-1-[(3-fluorophenyl)methyl]-1-methyl-propyl]quinoline-3-carboxamide,

N-[1-benzyl-2-(1-fluorocyclopropyl)-1-methyl-ethyl]-8-fluoro-quinoline-3-carboxamide,

N-(1-benzyl-3,3-difluoro-1-methyl-butyl)-8-fluoro-quinoline-3-carboxamide,

N-(1-benzyl-3-fluoro-1,3-dimethyl-butyl)-8-fluoro-quinoline-3-carboxamide,

N-(1-benzyl-1,3,3-trimethyl-butyl)-8-fluoro-quinoline-3-carboxamide,

N-(1-benzyl-1,3-dimethyl-butyl)-8-methyl-quinoline-3-carboxamide,

N-(1-benzyl-1,3-dimethyl-butyl)-8-chloro-quinoline-3-carboxamide,

N-(1-benzyl-1,3-dimethyl-butyl)quinoline-3-carboxamide, and

N-(1-benzyl-3,3,3-trifluoro-1-methyl-propyl)quinoline-3-carboxamide;

or a salt, enantiomer or N-oxide thereof.

3. The fungicidal composition according to claim 1 wherein component (A) is N-(1-benzyl-1,3-dimethyl-butyl)-8-fluoro-quinoline-3-carboxamide; or a salt, enantiomer or N-oxide thereof.

4. The fungicidal composition according to claim 1 wherein component (A) is N-(1-benzyl-3,3,3-trifluoro-1-methyl-propyl)-8-fluoro-quinoline-3-carboxamide; or a salt, enantiomer or N-oxide thereof.

5. The fungicidal composition according to claim 1 wherein component (A) is N-(1-benzyl-3,3,3-trifluoro-1-methyl-propyl)-7,8-difluoro-quinoline-3-carboxamide; or a salt, enantiomer or N-oxide thereof.

6. The fungicidal composition according to claim 1 wherein component (A) is present as the (S)-enantiomer, or a salt or N-oxide thereof.

7. The fungicidal composition according to claim 1 wherein component (A) is present as the (R)-enantiomer, or a salt or N-oxide thereof.

8. The fungicidal composition according to claim 1 wherein component (B) is a compound selected from the group consisting of pydiflumetofen, benzovindiflupyr, Difenoconazole, Hexaconazole, Azoxystrobin, Fludioxonil, Cyprodinil, Fluazinam, Isopyrazam, Propiconazole, Aminopyrifen, Pyroquilon, Tricyclazole, Chlorothalonil, Penconazole, Fenpropimorph, Fenpropidin, Sulfur, and a biofungicide comprising Bacillus subtilis strains.

9. The fungicidal composition according to claim 1 wherein component (B) is a compound selected from the group consisting of pydiflumetofen, benzovindiflupyr, Difenoconazole, Hexaconazole, Azoxystrobin, Fludioxonil, Cyprodinil, Fluazinam, Isopyrazam, Propiconazole, Aminopyrifen, Pyroquilon, Tricyclazole and Chlorothalonil.

10. The fungicidal composition according to claim 1 wherein the composition comprises one or more further pesticides selected from the group consisting of:

a fungicide, selected from etridiazole, fluazinam, benalaxyl, benalaxyl-M (kiralaxyl), furalaxyl, metalaxyl, metalaxyl-M (mefenoxam), dodicin, N′-(2,5-Dimethyl-4-phenoxy-phenyl)-N-ethyl-N-methyl-formamidine, N′-[4-(4,5-Dichloro-thiazol-2-yloxy)-2,5-dimethyl-phenyl]-N-ethyl-N-methyl-formamidine, N′-[4-[[3-[(4-chlorophenyl)methyl]-1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl]oxy]-2,5-dimethyl-phenyl]-N-ethyl-N-methyl-formamidine, ethirimol, 3′-chloro-2-methoxy-N-[(3RS)-tetrahydro-2-oxofuran-3-yl]acet-2′,6′-xylidide (clozylacon), cyprodinil, mepanipyrim, pyrimethanil, dithianon, aureofungin, blasticidin-S, biphenyl, chloroneb, dicloran, hexachlorobenzene, quintozene, tecnazene, (TCNB), tolclofos-methyl, Aminopyrifen, metrafenone, 2,6-dichloro-N-(4-trifluoromethylbenzyl)-benzamide, fluopicolide (flupicolide), tioxymid, flusulfamide, benomyl, carbendazim, carbendazim chlorhydrate, chlorfenazole, fuberidazole, thiabendazole, thiophanate-methyl, benthiavalicarb, chlobenthiazone, probenazole, acibenzolar, bethoxazin, pyriofenone (IKF-309), acibenzolar-S-methyl, pyribencarb (KIF-7767), butylamine, 3-iodo-2-propinyl n-butylcarbamate (IPBC), iodocarb (isopropanyl butylcarbamate), isopropanyl butylcarbamate (iodocarb), picarbutrazox, polycarbamate, propamocarb, tolprocarb, 3-(difluoromethyl)-N-(7-fluoro-1,1,3,3-tetramethyl-indan-4-yl)-1-methyl-pyrazole-4-carboxamide diclocymet, N-[(5-chloro-2-isopropyl-phenyl)methyl]-N-cyclopropyl-3-(difluoromethyl)-5-fluoro-1-methyl-pyrazole-4-carboxamide N-cyclopropyl-3-(difluoromethyl)-5-fluoro-N-[(2-isopropylphenyl)methyl]-1-methyl-pyrazole-4-carboxamide carpropamid, chlorothalonil, flumorph, oxine-copper, cymoxanil, phenamacril, cyazofamid, flutianil, thicyofen, chlozolinate, iprodione, procymidone, vinclozolin, bupirimate, dinocton, dinopenton, dinobuton, dinocap, meptyldinocap, diphenylamine, phosdiphen, 2,6-dimethyl-[1,4]dithiino[2,3-c:5,6-c′]dipyrrole-1,3,5,7(2H,6H)-tetraone, azithiram, etem, ferbam, mancozeb, maneb, metam, metiram (polyram), metiram-zinc, nabam, propineb, thiram, vapam (metam sodium), zineb, ziram, dithioether, isoprothiolane, ethaboxam, fosetyl, phosetyl-Al (fosetyl-al), methyl bromide, methyl iodide, methyl isothiocyanate, cyclafuramid, fenfuram, validamycin, streptomycin, (2RS)-2-bromo-2-(bromomethyl)glutaronitrile (bromothalonil), dodine, doguadine, guazatine, iminoctadine, iminoctadine triacetate, 2,4-D, 2,4-DB, kasugamycin, dimethirimol, fenhexamid, hymexazole, hydroxyisoxazole imazalil, imazalil sulphate, oxpoconazole, pefurazoate, prochloraz, triflumizole, fenamidone, Bordeaux mixture, calcium polysulfide, copper acetate, copper carbonate, copper hydroxide, copper naphthenate, copper oleate, copper oxychloride, copper oxyquinolate, copper silicate, copper sulphate, copper tallate, cuprous oxide, sulphur, carbaryl, phthalide (fthalide), dingjunezuo (Jun Si Qi), oxathiapiprolin, fluoroimide, mandipropamid, KSF-1002, benzamorf, dimethomorph, fenpropimorph, tridemorph, dodemorph, diethofencarb, fentin acetate, fentin hydroxide, carboxin, oxycarboxin, drazoxolon, famoxadone, m-phenylphenol, p-phenylphenol, tribromophenol (TBP), 2-[2-[(7,8-difluoro-2-methyl-3-quinolyl)oxy]-6-fluoro-phenyl]propan-2-ol 2-[2-fluoro-6-[(8-fluoro-2-methyl-3-quinolyl)oxy]phenyl]propan-2-ol cyflufenamid, ofurace, oxadixyl, flutolanil, mepronil, isofetamid, fenpiclonil, fludioxonil, pencycuron, edifenphos, iprobenfos, pyrazophos, phosphorus acids, tecloftalam, captafol, captan, ditalimfos, triforine, fenpropidin, piperalin, osthol, 1-methylcyclopropene, 4-CPA, chlormequat, clofencet, dichlorprop, dimethipin, endothal, ethephon, flumetralin, forchlorfenuron, gibberellic acid, gibberellins, hymexazol, maleic hydrazide, mepiquat, naphthalene acetamide, paclobutrazol, prohexadione, prohexadione-calcium, thidiazuron, tribufos (tributyl phosphorotrithioate), trinexapac, uniconazole, α-naphthalene acetic acid, polyoxin D (polyoxrim), BLAD, chitosan, fenoxanil, folpet, 3-(difluoromethyl)-N-methoxy-1-methyl-N-[1-methyl-2-(2,4,6-trichlorophenyl)ethyl]pyrazole-4-carboxamide, bixafen, fluxapyroxad, furametpyr, isopyrazam, penflufen, penthiopyrad, sedaxane, fenpyrazamine, diclomezine, pyrifenox, boscalid, fluopyram, diflumetorim, fenarimol, 5-fluoro-2-(p-tolylmethoxy)pyrimidin-4-amine ferimzone, dimetachlone (dimethaclone), pyroquilon, proquinazid, ethoxyquin, quinoxyfen, 4,4,5-trifluoro-3,3-dimethyl-1-(3-quinolyl)isoquinoline 4,4-difluoro-3,3-dimethyl-1-(3-quinolyl)isoquinoline 5-fluoro-3,3,4,4-tetramethyl-1-(3-quinolyl)isoquinoline 9-fluoro-2,2-dimethyl-5-(3-quinolyl)-3H-1,4-benzoxazepine, tebufloquin, oxolinic acid, chinomethionate (oxythioquinox, quinoxymethionate), spiroxamine, (E)-N-methyl-2-[2-(2,5-dimethylphenoxymethyl) phenyl]-2-methoxy-iminoacetamide, (mandestrobin), azoxystrobin, coumoxystrobin, dimoxystrobin, enestroburin, enoxastrobin fenamistrobin, flufenoxystrobin, fluoxastrobin, kresoxim-methyl, mandestrobin, metaminostrobin, metominostrobin, orysastrobin, picoxystrobin, pyraclostrobin, pyrametostrobin, pyraoxystrobin, triclopyricarb, trifloxystrobin, amisulbrom, dichlofluanid, tolylfluanid, but-3-ynyl N-[6-[[(Z)-[(1-methyltetrazol-5-yl)-phenyl-methylene]amino]oxymethyl]-2-pyridyl]carbamate, dazomet, isotianil, tiadinil, thifluzamide, benthiazole (TCMTB), silthiofam, zoxamide, anilazine, tricyclazole, (.+−.)-cis-1-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)-cycloheptanol (huanjunzuo), 1-(5-bromo-2-pyridyl)-2-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-1,1-difluoro-3-(1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)propan-2-ol 2-(1-tert-butyl)-1-(2-chlorophenyl)-3-(1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)-propan-2-ol (TCDP), azaconazole, bitertanol (biloxazol), bromuconazole, climbazole, cyproconazole, difenoconazole, dimetconazole, diniconazole, diniconazole-M, epoxiconazole, etaconazole, fenbuconazole, fluquinconazole, flusilazole, flutriafol, hexaconazole, imibenconazole, ipconazole, metconazole, myclobutanil, penconazole, propiconazole, prothioconazole, Mefentrifluconazole, simeconazole, tebuconazole, tetraconazole, triadimefon, triadimenol, triazoxide, triticonazole, 2-[[(1R,5S)-5-[(4-fluorophenyl)methyl]-1-hydroxy-2,2-dimethyl-cyclopentyl]methyl]-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-thione 2-[[3-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-(2,4-difluorophenyl)oxiran-2-yl]methyl]-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-thione, ametoctradin (imidium), iprovalicarb, valifenalate, 2-benzyl-4-chlorophenol (Chlorophene), allyl alcohol, azafenidin, benzalkonium chloride, chloropicrin, cresol, daracide, dichlorophen (dichlorophene), difenzoquat, dipyrithione, N-(2-p-chlorobenzoylethyl)-hexaminium chloride, NNF-0721, octhilinone, oxasulfuron, propamidine and propionic acid; or

an insecticides selected from abamectin, acephate, acetamiprid, amidoflumet (S-1955), avermectin, azadirachtin, azinphos-methyl, bifenthrin, bifenazate, buprofezin, carbofuran, cartap, chlorantraniliprole (DPX-E2Y45), chlorfenapyr, chlorfluazuron, chlorpyrifos, chlorpyrifos-methyl, chromafenozide, clothianidin, cyflumetofen, cyfluthrin, beta-cyfluthrin, cyhalothrin, lambda-cyhalothrin, cypermethrin, cyromazine, deltamethrin, diafenthiuron, diazinon, dieldrin, diflubenzuron, dimefluthrin, dimethoate, dinotefuran, diofenolan, emamectin, endosulfan, esfenvalerate, ethiprole, fenothiocarb, fenoxycarb, fenpropathrin, fenvalerate, fipronil, flonicamid, flubendiamide, flucythrinate, tau-fluvalinate, flufenerim (UR-50701), flufenoxuron, fonophos, halofenozide, hexaflumuron, hydramethylnon, imidacloprid, indoxacarb, isofenphos, lufenuron, malathion, metaflumizone, metaldehyde, methamidophos, methidathion, methomyl, methoprene, methoxychlor, metofluthrin, monocrotophos, methoxyfenozide, nitenpyram, nithiazine, novaluron, noviflumuron (XDE-007), oxamyl, parathion, parathion-methyl, permethrin, phorate, phosalone, phosmet, phosphamidon, pirimicarb, profenofos, profluthrin, pymetrozine, pyrafluprole, pyrethrin, pyridalyl, pyrifluquinazon, pyriprole, pyriproxyfen, rotenone, ryanodine, spinetoram, spinosad, spirodiclofen, spiromesifen (BSN 2060), spirotetramat, sulprofos, tebufenozide, teflubenzuron, tefluthrin, terbufos, tetrachlorvinphos, thiacloprid, thiamethoxam, thiodicarb, thiosultap-sodium, tralomethrin, triazamate, trichlorfon and triflumuron; or

a bactericides selected from streptomycin; or

an acaricide selected from amitraz, chinomethionat, chlorobenzilate, cyenopyrafen, cyhexatin, dicofol, dienochlor, etoxazole, fenazaquin, fenbutatin oxide, fenpropathrin, fenpyroximate, hexythiazox, propargite, pyridaben and tebufenpyrad; or

a biological agents selected from Bacillus thuringiensis, Bacillus thuringiensis delta endotoxin, baculovirus, and entomopathogenic bacteria, virus and fungi.

11. A fungicidal composition according to claim 1 wherein the composition further comprises an agriculturally acceptable carrier and, optionally, a surfactant and/or formulation adjuvants.

12. A method of controlling or preventing phytopathogenic diseases on useful plants or on propagation material thereof, which comprises applying to the useful plants, the locus thereof or propagation material thereof a fungicidal composition as defined in claim 1 .

13. A method according to claim 12 wherein the composition components (A) and (B) are applied in a sequential manner.