Azoxystrobin
CAS NO.: 131860-33-8
Azoxystrobin is a fungicide commonly used in agriculture. The substance is used as an active agent protecting plants, fruit and vegetables from fungal diseases.
Function
Azoxystrobin is widely used in farming, particularly in wheat farming. Applying agents containing this agricultural chemical provides protection against many types of diseases as follows.
1. Wheat septoria
2. Septoria leaf spot
3. Wheat leaf rust, also called Puccinia recondita
4. Rye leaf rust, also called Puccinia triticina
5. Powdery mildew
6. Downy mildew
7. Stripe rust
8. Haustorium
9. Pyrenophora teres
| Crop | Pests | Rate of Use | Application |
| Cucumber | Downy mildew | 120-180 g/ha. | Spray |
| Litchi | Litchi Downy Blight | 125-200 g/ha. | |
| Rice | Rice blast | 281-338 g/ha. | |
| Grape | Downy mildew | 166-250 mg/kg | |
| Cucumber | Powdery mildew | 280-338 g/ha. |
Benefits
Azoxystrobin possesses the broadest spectrum of activity of all presently known anti-fungal agents. It is now the only counteragent that has the ability to protect against the following 4 big groups of fungal diseases.
1. Ascomycota: Septoria
2. Deuteromycota: Pyricularia during rice harvesting
3. Basidiomycota: Stripe rust
4. Oomycota: Water mould during grape harvesting
Note
This kind of fungicide is classified as very toxic to aquatic organisms. Its main degradation product is very harmful.
| Items | Specification | Method |
| Appearance | Brown columnar particles | N/A |
| Purity, % | 50.0 ±2.5 | GC |
| Water, % | ≤3.0 | Karl Fischer |
| PH Value | 5.0-8.0 | MT 75.3 CIPAC |
| Wetting Time, s | ≤30s | MT 53.3.1, CIPAC F |
| Wet Sieve Test through 75μm Screen, % | ≥99.5 | MT 185, CIPAC K |
| Suspensibility, % | ≥60.0 | MT168, CIPAC F |
| Storage Stability at Elevated Temperature (54 2 ℃) | Comply with above | CIPAC MT 46.3 |
