Benomyl

Action:

Systemic Fungicide with Protective & Curative Action

Mode of Action:

Benomyl is a systemic benzimidazole agricultural fungicide used as a pre-harvest systemic fungicide, and as a post-harvest dip or dust. It combats a wide range of fungal diseases of arable and vegetable crops, apples, soft fruit, nuts, ornamentals, mushrooms, lettuce, tomatoes and turf. It is also available widely for amenity and amateur garden use.

Chemical group:

Benzimidazole

Toxicological information:

Acute oral LD 50 for rats= 4716 mg/kg

Biochemistry:

Inhibit mitosis by binding to beta-tubulin

Uses:

Specially its effective against powdery mildew of fruit trees, industrial plants (e.g. sugar been, soya bean, Canola, tobacco, sunflower and cotton) and cytosporia , armilaria leaf spot and white spot also its used as seed treatment. In rice and pea at 2 kg/ 1000 kg seeds for seed treatment. In sugar beet at 1 kg/1000 L Upon seeing the first symptoms. In citrus for destroying Yellow and blue mold sink it at 1 kg/1000 L water.

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Dosage	Disease	Product Name
2 kg per thousand liters of water	Root & Crown rot –Brown spot	Rice
1 kg per hectare	Powdery mildew	Sugar beet
0.5 kg per thousand liters of water	Powdery mildew- Apple scab	Apple
1 kg per thousand liters of water	Dieback	Berry
1 kg per thousand liters of water	White root rot	Tobacco
2 kg per thousand liters of water	Ascochyta Blight	Pea
1 kg per thousand liters of water	White root rot	Fruit tree