Fungicidal compositions comprising mixtures of different fungicidal compounds
A fungicidal composition comprising a mixture of components (A) and (B), wherein components (A) and (B) are as defined in claim 1 , and use of the compositions in agriculture or horticulture for controlling or preventing infestation of plants by phytopathogenic microorganisms, preferably fungi.
1 . A fungicidal composition comprising a mixture of components (A) and (B) as active ingredients, wherein component (A) is selected from 2-[(2,6-difluoro-4-pyridyl)-(2-methoxyacetyl)amino]-N-(2,2-dimethyl cyclobutyl)-5-methyl-thiazole-4-carboxamide (compound X.29); 2-[acetyl-(2,6-difluoro-4-pyridyl)amino]-N-(2,2-dimethyl cyclobutyl)-5-methyl-thiazole-4-carboxamide (compound X.36); 2-[acetyl-(2,6-difluoro-4-pyridyl)amino]-5-methyl-N-spiro[3.4]octan-3-yl-thiazole-4-carboxamide (compound X.37); and 2-[(2,6-difluoro-4-pyridyl)-(2-methylpropanoyl)amino]-N-(2,2-dimethylcyclobutyl)-5-methyl-thiazole-4-carboxamide (compound X.38);
and
component (B) is a compound selected from the group consisting of:
azoxystrobin, trifloxystrobin, metyltetraprole, cyproconazole, tebuconazole, difenoconazole, hexaconazole, propiconazole, fenhexamid, prothioconazole, mefentrifluconazole, fenpropidin, fenpropimorph, fluxapyroxad, fluopyram, isopyrazam, sedaxane, benzovindiflupyr, pydiflumetofen, isoflucypram, bixafen, penthiopyrad, inpyrfluxam, isofetamid, pyrapropoyne, fluindapyr, fenpicoxamid, florylpicoxamid, acibenzolar-S-methyl, trinexepac-ethyl, fosetyl-aluminium, chlorothalonil, mancozeb, mandipropamid, oxathiapiprolin, fluazinam, fludioxonil, cyprodinil, metalaxyl-M, aminopyrifen, folpet, ipflufenoquin, quinofumelin, tebufloquin, tolprocarb, tricyclazole, pyroquilon, cyflufenamid, metrafenone, N-(1-benzyl-1,3-dimethyl-butyl)-8-fluoro-quinoline-3-carboxamide, N-methoxy-N-[[4-[5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl]phenyl]methyl]cyclopropanecarboxamide, N,2-dimethoxy-N-[[4-[5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl]phenyl]methyl]propanamide, methyl (Z)-2-(5-cyclohexyl-2-methyl-phenoxy)-3-methoxy-prop-2-enoate methyl (Z)-2-(5-cyclopentyl-2-methyl-phenoxy)-3-methoxy-prop-2-enoate and metarylpicoxamid;
wherein the weight ratio of component A) to component B) is from 100:1 to 1:100.
2 . The fungicidal composition according to claim 1 , wherein the component (A) is 2-[(2,6 difluoro-4-pyridyl)-(2-methoxyacetyl)amino]-N-(2,2-dimethyl cylobutyl)-5-methyl-thiazole-4-carboxamide (compound X.29).
3 . The fungicidal composition according to claim 1 , wherein component (A) is
2-[acetyl-(2,6-difluoro-4-pyridyl)amino]-N-(2,2-dimethyl cyclobutyl)-5-methyl-thiazole-4-carboxamide (compound X.36).
4 . The fungicidal composition according to claim 1 , wherein component (A) is selected from:
2-[acetyl-(2,6-difluoro-4-pyridyl)amino]-5-methyl-N-spiro[3.4]octan-3-yl-thiazole-4-carboxamide (compound X.37).
5 . The fungicidal composition according to claim 1 , wherein component (B) is a compound selected from the group consisting of azoxystrobin, trifloxystrobin, metyltetraprole, difenoconazole, hexaconazole, propiconazole, prothioconazole, mefentrifluconazole, fenpropidin, fenpropimorph, fluxapyroxad, fluopyram, isopyrazam, sedaxane, benzovindiflupyr, pydiflumetofen, isoflucypram, isofetamid, pyrapropoyne, fluindapyr, fenpicoxamid, florylpicoxamid, acibenzolar-S-methyl, chlorothalonil, mancozeb, mandipropamid, oxathiapiprolin, fluazinam, fludioxonil, cyprodinil, metalaxyl-M, aminopyrifen, folpet, ipflufenoquin, quinofumelin, tricyclazole, pyroquilon, cyflufenamid, metrafenone, N-(1-benzyl-1,3-dimethyl-butyl)-8-fluoro-quinoline-3-carboxamide, N-methoxy-N-[[4-[5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl]phenyl]methyl]cyclopropanecarboxamide, N,2-dimethoxy-N-[[4-[5-(trifuoromethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl]phenyl]methyl]propanamide, methyl (Z)-2-(5-cyclohexyl-2-ethyl-phenoxy)-3-methoxy-prop-2-enoate, methyl (Z)-2-(5-cyclopentyl-2-methyl-phenoxy)-3-methoxy-prop-2-enoate, and metarylpicoxamid.
6 . The fungicidal composition according to claim 1 , wherein component (B) is a compound selected from the group consisting of azoxystrobin, trifloxystrobin, metyltetraprole, difenoconazole, hexaconazole, propiconazole, prothioconazole, mefentrifluconazole, fenpropidin, fenpropimorph, fluxapyroxad, fluopyram, isopyrazam, sedaxane, benzovindiflupyr, pydiflumetofen, isoflucypram, pyrapropoyne, fluindapyr, fenpicoxamid, florylpicoxamid, chlorothalonil, mancozeb, mandipropamid, oxathiapiprolin, fluazinam, fludioxonil, cyprodinil, metalaxyl-M, aminopyrifen, folpet, ipflufenoquin, quinofumelin, tricyclazole, pyroquilon, and N-(1-benzyl-1,3-dimethyl-butyl)-8-fluoro-quinoline-3-carboxamide.
7 . The fungicidal composition according to claim 1 , wherein the weight ratio of component (A) to component (B) is from 20:1 to 1:40.
8 . The fungicidal composition according to claim 1 , wherein the weight ratio of component (A) to component (B) is from 12:1 to 1:25.
9 . The fungicidal composition according to claim 1 , wherein the weight ratio of component (A) to component (B) is from 5:1 and 1:15.
10 . The fungicidal composition according to claim 1 , wherein the weight ratio of component (A) to component (B) is from 2:1 to 1:5.
11 . 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, benzovindiflupyr, pydiflumetofen, 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, 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, fosetyl-aluminium (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, pyriotrobin, 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), (N′-[5-bromo-2-methyl-6-(1-methyl-2-propoxy-ethoxy)-3-pyridyl]-N-ethyl-N-methyl-formamidine), 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, Timorex Gold™ (plant extract comprising tea tree oil), propamidine and propionic acid; or an insecticide 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 bactericide 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 agent selected from Bacillus thuringiensis, Bacillus thuringiensis delta endotoxin, baculovirus, and entomopathogenic bacteria, virus and fungi.
12 . The fungicidal composition according to claim 1 , wherein the composition further comprises an agriculturally acceptable carrier and, optionally, a surfactant and/or formulation adjuvants.
13 . A method of controlling or preventing phytopathogenic diseases and/or fungi, on useful plants or on propagation material thereof, which comprises applying to the useful plants, the locus thereof or propagation material thereof the fungicidal composition as defined in claim 1 .
14 . The method according to claim 13 , wherein the fungicidal composition components (A) and (B) are applied in a sequential manner.
15 . The method according to claim 13 , wherein the fungicidal composition components (A) and (B) are applied as a mixture.
16 . The method according to claim 13 , wherein the phytopathogenic diseases and/or fungi comprise Zymoseptoria tritici, Botrytis cinerea, Glomerella lagenarium, Mycosphaerella arachidis, Pyricularia oryzae, Cercospora beticola, Monographaella nivalis, Pyrenophora teres, Alternaria solani, Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, Blumeria graminis, Puccinia recondita , or Phakopsora pachyrhizi.
17 . The fungicidal composition according to claim 1 , wherein the component (A) is 2-[(2,6-difluoro-4-pyridyl)-(2-methylpropanoyl)amino]-N-(2,2-dimethylcyclobutyl)-5-methyl-thiazole-4-carboxamide (compound X.38).
18 . A fungicidal comprising a mixture of components (A) and (B) as active ingredients, wherein component (A) is selected from 2-[(2,6-difluoro-4-pyridyl)-(2-methoxyacetyl)amino]-N-(2,2-dimethyl cyclobutyl)-5-methyl-thiazole-4-carboxamide (compound X.29); 2-[acetyl-(2,6-difluoro-4-pyridyl)amino]-N-(2,2-dimethyl cyclobutyl)-5-methyl-thiazole-4-carboxamide (compound X.36); 2-[acetyl-(2,6-difluoro-4-pyridyl)amino]-5-methyl-N-spiro[3.4]octan-3-yl-thiazole-4-carboxamide (compound X.37); and 2-[(2,6-difluoro-4-pyridyl)-(2-methylpropanoyl)amino]-N-(2,2-dimethylcyclobutyl)-5-methyl-thiazole-4-carboxamide (X.38);
and
component (B) selected from the group consisting of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain FZB24, and plant extract comprising tea tree oil.