Difenoconazole 25% EC

Difenoconazole is a systemic fungicide and controls a wide range of fungus. It controls major fungal diseases in crops like fruits, vegetables, cereals and oilseeds. It does not allow the biosynthesis of sterols in fungal cell membranes. Sterols are important for cell structure and function, without these spore formation and mycelium growth does not take place. The product provides preventive, curative and eradicative action. And ensures long term protection against diseases like powdery mildew, rust, anthracnose, leaf spots and scab.

Description

Mode of Action

Difenoconazole inhibits the demethylation of sterols in the fungal cell membranes which leads to structural instability and death of cells. Its systemic movement provides deep penetration and its translaminar activity enables it to protect against hidden pests.

Benefits

It has a broad spectrum of curative and preventive control.
Systemic action enables it to protect plants from new fungal growth.
Its long term residual property protects crops for a long time.
Effective against resistant fungal species due to its unique mode of action.
It is highly compatible with IPM.

Recommendations

Crops	Common name of the disease	Dosage/acre		Dilution in water (Liter)	Waiting period between last spray to harvest (in days)
Crops	Common name of the disease	A.i. (gm)	Formulation (ml)	Dilution in water (Liter)	Waiting period between last spray to harvest (in days)
Apple	Scab	0.004 % or 4 g/100 ltr. water	0.015 % or 15 ml/100 ltr. water	As required depending upon the size of the plant and plant protection equipment used	14
Paddy (Rice)	Sheath blight	0.0125 % or 12.5 g/100 ltr. water	0.05 % or 50 ml/100 ltr. water	200	25
Chilli	Die-back, Fruit rot	0.0125 % or 12.5 g/100 ltr. water	0.05 % or 50 ml/100 ltr. water	200-400 (as per the size of plant)	15
Cumin	Blight, Powdery mildew	0.0125 % or 12.5 g/100 ltr. water	0.05 % or 50 ml/100 ltr. water	200	15
Onion	Purple blotch	0.025 % or 25 g/100 ltr. water	0.1 % or 100 ml/100 ltr. water	200	20
Pomegranate	Fruit rot	0.025 % or 25 g/100 ltr. water	0.1 % or 100 ml/100 ltr. water	200	7
Grape	Anthracnose, Powdery mildew	0.0075 % or 7.5 g/100 ltr. water	0.03 % or 30 ml/100 ltr. of water	200	10
Groundnut	Leaf spot, Rust	0.025 % or 25g/100 ltr. water	0.1 % or 100 ml/100 ltr. Water	As required depending upon the size of the plant and plant protection equipment used	34

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