Fungicidal compositions comprising a carboxamide
A method of controlling 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 combination of components (A) and (B) in a synergistically effective amount, wherein component (A) is a compound of formula I compound of formula I wherein R is hydrogen or methoxy; Q is R 1 is hydrogen, halogen or C 1 -C 6 alkyl; R 2 is hydrogen, halogen, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 2 -C 6 alkenyl, C 3 -C 6 alkinyl, C 3 -C 6 cycloalkyl-C 3 -C 6 alkinyl, halophenoxy, halophenyl-C 3 -C 6 alkinyl, C(C 1 -C 4 alkyl)=NO—C 1 -C 4 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkoxy, C 2 -C 6 haloalkenyl, or C 2 -C 6 haloalkenyloxy; R 3 is hydrogen, halogen, C 1 -C 6 alkyl; R 4 , R 5 and R 6 , independently from each other, are hydrogen, halogen or -≡-R 7 ; with the proviso that at least one of R 4 , R 5 and R 6 is different from hydrogen; R 7 is hydrogen, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl or C 1 -C 4 alkoxyalkyl; and R 8 is hydrogen or methoxy; and agrochemically acceptable salts/isomers/structural isomers/stereoisomers/diastereoisomers/enantiomers/tautomers and N-oxides of those compounds; and component (B) is a compound selected from compounds known for their fungicidal and/or insecticidal activity, is particularly effective in controlling or preventing fungal diseases of useful plants.
1. A fungicidal composition, comprising: (A) 3-(difluoromethyl)-N-methoxy-1-methyl-N-[1-methyl-2-(2,4,6-trichlorophenyl)ethyl]-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide and (B) fludioxonil, wherein the weight ratio of (A) to (B) is 1:4 to 4:1.
2. A method of controlling phytopathogenic fungi on useful plants or on propagation material thereof, which comprises applying to the useful plants, the locus thereof or propagation material thereof an effective amount of the composition of claim 1 .
3. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the weight ratio of (A) to (B) is 1:2 to 2:1.
4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the phytopathogenic fungi is Alternaria spp.
5. The method of claim 2 , wherein the phytopathogenic fungi is Botrytis cinerea.
6. The method of claim 2 , wherein the phytopathogenic fungi is Fusarium culmorum.
7. The method of claim 2 , wherein the phytopathogenic fungi is Microdochium nivale.
8. The method of claim 2 , wherein the phytopathogenic fungi is Septoria tritici.
9. The method of claim 2 , wherein the phytopathogenic fungi is Rhizoctonia solani.
10. A fungicidal composition, comprising: (A) 3-(difluoromethyl)-N-methoxy-1-methyl-N-[1-methyl-2-(2,4,6-trichlorophenyl)ethyl]-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide and (B) fludioxonil, wherein the weight ratio of (A) to (B) is synergistic as calculated by the Colby formula.
11. A method of controlling phytopathogenic fungi on useful plants or on propagation material thereof, which comprises applying to the useful plants, the locus thereof or propagation material thereof an effective amount of the composition of claim 3 .
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the phytopathogenic fungi is Alternaria spp.
13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the phytopathogenic fungi is Botrytis cinerea.
14. The method of claim 11 , wherein the phytopathogenic fungi is Fusarium culmorum.
15. The method of claim 11 , wherein the phytopathogenic fungi is Microdochium nivale.
16. The method of claim 11 , wherein the phytopathogenic fungi is Septoria tritici.
17. The method of claim 11 , wherein the phytopathogenic fungi is Rhizoctonia solani.