Fungicidal composition comprising an oil of vegetable origin with high drying power and a dicarboximide derivative

• Main Authors: DUVERT, PATRICE, MARTINON, ISABELLE, BUIRET, CORINNE
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 24.09.2004
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; BIOCIDES, e.g. AS DISINFECTANTS, AS PESTICIDES, AS HERBICIDES; FISHING; FORESTRY; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HUNTING; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; PEST REPELLANTS OR ATTRACTANTS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES; PRESERVATION OF BODIES OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS OR PLANTS OR PARTSTHEREOF; TRAPPING

A fungicidal composition comprises a compound A which is iprodione and at least one Oil B selected from Linseed, sunflower, soya bean, maize, cottonseed, safflower and rapeseed oils, the oils being of plant origin and possessing a high siccative power characterized by a iodine value which is greater than 70, the compound B /compound A weight ratio being between 0.15 and 1.6. The composition can be used in a method of treatment intended for combating or preventing fungal disease of crops characterised in that an effective and non-phytotoxic dose of the composition is applied to the aerial parts of the plants.