|
Active ingredient(s) |
Pesticide Group |
Product names |
Approval type* |
Harvest interval |
Mode of action & examples of diseases controlled |
Resistance issues |
| Ampelomyces quisqualis strain AQ10 |
Microbial (fungus) |
AQ10 | EAMU | 0 days | Parasitic
Powdery mildews |
Resistance not reported; assumed low risk |
| Azoxystrobin | QoI |
Amistar Cleancrop Celeb Life Scientific Azoxystrobin |
EAMU | 28 days (Nov to Apr) 14 days (May to Oct) |
Protectant and locally systemic
Eg Botrytis, powdery mildew, rusts, leaf spots, Sclerotinia |
High risk; single-site inhibitor; resistance known in various fungal species; cross-resistance shown between all members of the QoI group. |
| Bacillus subtilis strain QST 713 |
Microbial (bacterium) |
Serenade ASO | EAMU | 0 days | Various
Eg Botrytis and powdery mildew |
Resistance not reported |
| Boscalid + pyraclostrobin | Carboxamide + QoI | Signum | EAMU | 14 days | Protectant and systemic
Eg Botrytis, powdery mildew, rusts, leaf spots, Sclerotinia |
Boscalid: medium risk
Pyraclostrobin: high risk – see azoxystrobin |
| Coniothyrium minitans strain CON/M/91-08 |
Microbial (fungus) |
Contans WG | On-label (all edible & non-edible crops) | Not stated(incorporate before planting) | Fungal antagonist
Sclerotinia |
Resistance not reported |
| Copper oxychloride | Inorganic salt (copper) | Headland Inorganic Liquid Copper | EAMU | 14 days | Broad spectrum protectant | Low risk; multi-site inhibitor |
| Cyprodinil + fludioxonil | Anilino-pyrimidine + Phenylpyrrole | Switch | EAMU | 7 days | Protectant
Eg Botrytis |
Cyprodinil: medium risk, resistance in Botrytis known
Fludioxonil: medium risk, resistance found sporadically |
| Dimethomorph | CAA | Paraat | EAMU | 14 days | Protectant
Downy mildews, root rots (Pythium and Phytophthora) |
Low to medium risk |
| Fenhexamid | Hydroxyanilide |
Agrovista Fenamid Teldor |
EAMU | 3 days | Protectant
Botrytis |
Low to medium risk |
| Fosetyl-aluminium + propamocarb hydrochloride | Phosphonate + carbamate | Previcur Energy | EAMU | 21 days | Protectant and systemic
Eg damping-off diseases and downy mildews |
Fosetyl-aluminium: low risk
Propamocarb hydrochloride: low-medium risk |
| Gliocladium catenulatum strain J1446 |
Microbial (fungus) |
Prestop Prestop Mix |
On-label (all edible crops) |
0 days (check EAMUs for drench, ground spray and soil incorporation uses) |
Various including hyperparasitism
Botrytis, damping-off and root diseases |
Resistance not reported |
| Iprodione | Dicarboximide | Rovral WG | EAMU | 14 days | Protectant, some eradicant activity Broad spectrum |
Medium to high risk. Resistance common for Botrytis. Cross-resistance common |
| Mancozeb +metalaxyl-M | Dithiocarbamate + Phenyl-amide | Fubol Gold WG | EAMU | 35 days (Rates vary with season) |
Systemic and protectant
Eg Pythium and Phytophthora root rots, downy mildews |
Mancozeb: low risk; multi-site inhibitor
Metalaxyl-M: high risk; single-site inhibitor. Resistance and cross-resistance known for oomycetes |
| Mandipropamid | CAA |
Pergado Uni Revus Standon Mandor |
On-label | 7 days | Protectant
Downy mildews, root rots (Pythium and Phytophthora) |
Low to medium risk |
| Metalaxyl-M | Phenyl-amide |
SL567A |
EAMU | 14 days (only for use in Apr to Oct) Seed treatment only |
Systemic
Eg Pythium and Phytophthora root rots, downy mildews |
High risk; single-site inhibitor. Resistance and cross-resistance known for oomycetes |
| Potassium hydrogen carbonate | Inorganic (carbonate) |
Agricarb Omex K50 Potassium hydrogen carbonate |
Commodity Substance Approval | 0 days | Curative
Powdery mildews |
Resistance not reported |
| Prochloraz | DMI | Scotts Octave | EAMU | 21 days | Broad-spectrum protectant and eradicant | Medium risk; cross-resistance can occur between DMI fungicides |
| Pyrimethanil | Anilino-pyrimidine | Scala | EAMU | 14 days | Botrytis | Medium risk. Resistance known in Botrytis |
| Sulphur | Inorganic (sulphur) |
Microthiol Special Solfa WG Thiovit Jet |
EAMU | 0 days | Protectant
Powdery mildews |
Low risk |
| Thiram | Dithiocarbamate | Agrochem Flowable Thiram | On-label (for parsley seed only) | Not stated (seed dip before planting or production) |
Broad spectrum protectant
Septoria leaf spot on parsley |
Low risk: multi-site inhibitor |
*EAMU: Extension of Authorisation for Minor Use
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