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Pydiflumetofen belongs to the large family of SDHI pesticides, it is used as broad spectrum fungicide in agriculture to protect crops from fungal diseases. It was first marketed by Syngenta in 2016 using their brand name Miravis.
Mexican Brand Insect Fluid, "Under the Insecticide Act of 1910" The Federal Insecticide Act (FIA) of 1910 was the first pesticide legislation enacted. [2] This legislation ensured quality pesticides by protecting farmers and consumers from fraudulent and/or adulterated products by manufacturers and distributors.
Mutant pathogens resistant to one benzimidazole fungicide are usually resistant to all of them. [5] The F200Y and E198A,G,K mutations are the most common. Because of resistance problems, use of benzimidazole fungicides has declined. They are suspected to be toxic to animals, including humans. [1]
The industry-sponsored Fungicide Resistance Action Committee (FRAC) advises on the use of fungicides in crop protection and classifies the available compounds according to their chemical structures and mechanism of action so as to manage the risks of pesticide resistance developing. [4]
Fungicide residues have been found on food for human consumption, mostly from post-harvest treatments. [16] Some fungicides are dangerous to human health, such as vinclozolin, which has now been removed from use. [17] Ziram is also a fungicide that is toxic to humans with long-term exposure, and fatal if ingested. [18]
Toxicity labels [1] viz; red label, yellow label, blue label and green label are mandatory labels employed on pesticide containers in India identifying the level of toxicity (that is, the toxicity class) of the contained pesticide. [1] [2] [3] The schemes follows from the Insecticides Act of 1968 [1] and the Insecticides Rules of 1971.
Myclobutanil is a triazole chemical used as a fungicide. It is a steroid demethylation inhibitor, specifically inhibiting ergosterol biosynthesis. Ergosterol is a critical component of fungal cell membranes.
The most effective fungicides for bitter rot control include the multisite mode-of-action fungicide captan, the osmotic signal transduction disrupter fludioxonil, the oxidative phosphorylation uncoupler fluazinam, the QOI inhibitors pyraclostrobin and trifloxystrobin, and the succinate dehydrogenase inhibitor (SDHI) benzovindiflupyr.