OA16787A - Agricultural or horticultural fungicide composition and method for controlling plant pathogen. - Google Patents

Abstract

A composition having a stable and high fungicidal effect against a cultivated crop infected by a plant pathogen is provided. An agricultural or horticultural fungicide composition containing, as active ingredients, (a) fluazinam or its salt and (b) a strobilurin compound or its salt is provided; in addition, a method for controlling a plant pathogen by applying the subject agricultural or horticultural fungicide composition to a plant or a soil is provided; and furthermore, a method for controlling a plant pathogen by applying (a) fluazinam or its salt and (b) a strobilurin compound or its salt to a plant or a soil is provided.

Description

DESCRIPTION

TITLE OF INVENTION

AGRICULTURAL OR HORTICULTURAL FUNGICIDE COMPOSITION AND

METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PLANT PATHOGEN

TECHNICAL FIELD

The présent invention relates to an agricultural or horticultural fungicide composition in which a control effect against a plant pathogen, especially a préventive and/or therapeutic effect against a plant pathogen, is markedly enhanced; and a method for controlling a plant pathogen using the composition.

BACKGROUND ART

Patent Document 1 discloses that anN-pyridylaniline compound having a certain chemical structure is useful as an active ingrédient for a harmful bio-organism controlling agent. In addition, this patent document also discloses that if desired, the Npyridyl aniline compound can be mixed with or used in combination with other pesticides, for example, an insecticide, a miticide, a fungicide, a plant growth regulator, etc.; and that in that case, a more excellent effect may be possibly exhibited, A fungicide, fluazinam, is included in the N-pyridylaniline compound.

Patent Document 2 discloses a fungicide composition containing azoxystrobin and fluazinam.

CITATION LIST

PATENT LITERATURE

Patent Literature 1: US 4331670 A

Patent Literature 2: CN 101984817 A

SUMMARY OF INVENTION

TECHNICAL PROBLEM »

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Since in a control effect against a plant pathogen, (a) fluazinam or its sait is insufflaient in the effect against some of spécifie plant pathogens or is relatively short in residual efficacy, it does not practically exhibit a sufficient control effect against a plant pathogen in some conditions for application.

SOLUTION TO PROBLEM

As a resuit of extensive and intensive investigations to solve the abovedescribed problems, the présent inventors hâve obtained such knowledge that use of (a) fluazinam or its sait in combination with (b) a strobilurin compound or its sait exhîbits an unpredictable and excellent control effect against a plant pathogen as compared with the case of a single use of each compound and accomplished the présent invention.

That is, the présent invention relates to an agricultural or horticultural fungicide composition containing, as active ingrédients, (a) fluazinam or its sait and (b) a strobilurin compound or its sait. In addition, the présent invention relates to a method for controlling a plant pathogen by applying the above-described agricultural or horticultural fungicide composition to a plant or a soil. Furthermore, the présent invention relates to a method for controlling a plant pathogen by applying the abovedescribed (a) and (b) to a plant or a soil.

ADVANTAGEOUS EFFECTS OF INVENTION

The agricultural or horticultural fungicide composition of the présent invention has a préventive and/or therapeutic effect and has a stable and high control effect against a cultivated crop infected by a plant pathogen, and the plant pathogen can be controlled by using this composition.

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS

Fluazinam (common name) as the above-described (a) is 3-chloro-N-(3-chloro-

5-trifluoromethyl-2-pyridyl)-a,a,a-trifluoro-2,6-dinitro-p-toluidine.

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Examples of the strobilurin compound as the above-described (b) include azoxystrobin, kresoxim-methyl, pyraclostrobin, trifloxystrobin, dimoxystrobin, fluoxastrobin, metominostrobin, orysastrobin, picoxystrobin, enestroburin, coumoxystrobin, enoxastrobin, flufenoxystrobin, pyraoxystrobin, pyrametostrobin, fenaminostrobin, triclopyricarb, pyribencarb, famoxadone, and fenamidone.

The azoxystrobin is a compound disclosed on pages of 62-64 of The Pesticide Manual (Fifteenth Edition; BRITISH CROP PROTECTION COUNCIL).

The kresoxim-methyl is a compound disclosed on pages of 688-690 of The Pesticide Manual (Fifteenth Edition; BRITISH CROP PROTECTION COUNCIL).

The pyraclostrobin is a compound disclosed on pages of 971-972 of The Pesticide Manual (Fifteenth Edition; BRITISH CROP PROTECTION COUNCIL).

The trifloxystrobin is a compound disclosed on pages of 1167-1169 of The Pesticide Manual (Fifteenth Edition; BRITISH CROP PROTECTION COUNCIL).

The dimoxystrobin is a compound disclosed on pages of 383-384 of The Pesticide Manual (Fifteenth Edition; BRITISH CROP PROTECTION COUNCIL).

The fluoxastrobin is a compound disclosed on pages of 538-540 of The Pesticide Manual (Fifteenth Edition; BRITISH CROP PROTECTION COUNCIL).

The metominostrobin is a compound disclosed on pages of 783-784 of The Pesticide Manual (Fifteenth Edition; BRITISH CROP PROTECTION COUNCIL).

The orysastrobin is a compound disclosed on pages of 840-841 of The Pesticide Manual (Fifteenth Edition; BRITISH CROP PROTECTION COUNCIL).

The picoxystrobin is a compound disclosed on pages of 910-911 of The Pesticide Manual (Fifteenth Edition; BRITISH CROP PROTECTION COUNCIL).

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The enestroburin is a compound disclosed in EP-A-936213.

The coumoxystrobin is a compound disclosed on page 4 of Fungicides Résistance Action Committee (FRAC) Code List 2012: Fungicides sorted by mode of action.

The enoxastrobin is a compound disclosed on page 4 of Fungicides Résistance Action Committee (FRAC) Code List 2012: Fungicides sorted by mode of action.

The flufenoxystrobin is a compound disclosed on page 4 of Fungicides Résistance Action Committee (FRAC) Code List 2012: Fungicides sorted by mode of action.

The pyraoxystrobin is a compound disclosed on page 4 of Fungicides Résistance Action Committee (FRAC) Code List 2012: Fungicides sorted by mode of action.

The pyrametostrobin is a compound disclosed on page 4 of Fungicides Résistance Action Committee (FRAC) Code List 2012: Fungicides sorted by mode of action.

The fenaminostrobin is a compound disclosed on page 4 of Fungicides Résistance Action Committee (FRAC) Code List 2012: Fungicides sorted by mode of action.

The triclopyricarb is a compound disclosed on page 4 of Fungicides Résistance Action Committee (FRAC) Code List 2012: Fungicides sorted by mode of action.

The pyribencarb is a compound disclosed on page 4 of Fungicides Résistance Action Committee (FRAC) Code List 2012: Fungicides sorted by mode of action.

The famoxadone is a compound disclosed on pages of458-459 of The

Pesticide Manual (Fifteenth Edition; BRITISH CROP PROTECTION COUNCIL).

The fenamidone is a compound disclosed on pages of462-463 of The Pesticide Manual (Fifteenth Edition; BRITISH CROP PROTECTION COUNCIL).

As the sait which is included in the above-described (a) or (b) in the présent invention, ail of agriculture! ly acceptable salts may be used. Examples thereof include alkali métal salts such as sodium salts and potassium salts; alkaline earth métal salts such as magnésium salts and calcium salts; ammonium salts such as monomethylammonium salts, dimethylammonium salts, and triethylammonium salts; inorganic acid salts such as hydrochlorides, perchlorates, sulfates, and nitrates; and organic acid salts such as acétates and methanesulfonates.

A mixing ratio of the above-described (a) and (b) in the présent invention may vary depending upon various conditions such as a kind of compound to be mixed, a subject crop, a use method, a formulation form, an application amount, an application time, and a kind of harmful pathogen and cannot be unequivocally defined. However, it is usually from 1:10,000 to 10,000:1, preferably from 1:2,000 to 2,000:1, and more preferably from 1:1,000 to 1,000:1 in terms of a (a):(b) weight ratio.

In addition, in the case where the above-described (b) is metominostrobin, the (a):(b) weight ratio is preferably from 1:2,500 to 2,500:1.

A method for controlling a plant pathogen by applying the agricultural or horticultural fungicide composition of the présent invention to a plant or a soil is also included in the présent invention. A use concentration of each of the active ingrédients of the agricultural or horticultural fongicide composition of the présent invention may vary depending upon various conditions such as a kind of compound to be mixed, a subject crop, a use method, a formulation form, an application amount, an application time, and a kind of harmful pathogen and cannot be unequivocally defined. However, the concentration of the active ingrédient is usually from 0.01 to 1,000 ppm, preferably from 0.01 to 500 ppm, and more preferably from 0.01 to 200 ppm for (a); and usually from 0.1 to 10,000 ppm, preferably from 0.1 to 5,000 ppm, and more preferably from

0.1 to 200 ppm for (b), respectively.

The agricultural or horticultural fiingîcide composition comprising the abovedescribed (a) and (b) as active ingrédients exhibits an excellent fungicidal activity by applying cultivated crops, for example, vegetables such as cucumbers, tomatoes, and eggplants; cereals such as rice and wheat; peas; fruit trees such as apples, pears, grapes and citrus; and potatoes, which are infected or hâve a possibility to be infected by harmful pathogens, it ïs désirable for controlling diseases such as powdery mildew, downy mildew, anthracnose, gray mold, common green mold, scab, altemaria blotch, bacterial blight, black spot, black spot disease, ripe rot, late blight, ring spot, blast, sheath blight, seedling blight and southem blight. In addition, the agricultural or horticultural fongicide composition of the present invention exhibits an excellent control effect against soil-bome diseases caused by plant pathogens, such as Fusarium. Rhizoctonia. Verticillium. Plasmodiophora, and Pvthium. The agricultural or horticultural fongicide composition of the present invention has a long residual efficacy and especially it is excellent in a préventive effect.

The agricultural or horticultural fongicide composition of the present invention exhibits a control effect against a disease, such as rice blast; rice sheath blight; cucumber anthracnose; downy mildew of cucumbers, melons, cabbages, Chinese cabbages, onions, pumpkins, and grapes; powdery mildew of wheat, barley, and cucumbers; blight of potatoes, red peppers, sweet peppers, watermelons, pumpkins, tobaccos, and tomatoes; wheat Septoria disease; tomato early blight; citrus melanose; citrus common green mold; pear scab; apple altemaria blotch; onion white tip; watermelon brown rot; various gray mold; various crown rot; various rust; various bacterial blight; and various soil-bome diseases caused by plant pathogenic fongi, such as Fusarium. Pythium. Rhizoctonia. and Verticillium. In addition, the agricultural or horticultural fongicide composition exhibits an excellent control effect against diseases caused by Plasmodiophora. More specifically, the composition exhibits an especially excellent control effect against diseases such as blight of potatoes, red peppers, sweet peppers, watermelons, pumpkins, tobaccos, and tomatoes; downy mildew of cucumbers, melons, cabbages, Chinese cabbages, onions, pumpkins, and grapes; and diseases of turf t

such as Pythium blight, Pythium red blight and Rhizoctonia rot (brown patch and large patch).

The active ingrédients which constitute the agricultural or horticultural fongicide composition of the présent invention can be formulated into a variety of forms, such as emulsifiable concentrâtes, dustable powders, wettable powders, soluble concentrâtes, granules, suspension concentrâtes, etc., together with various adjuvants, as in conventional agricultural préparations. The above-described (a) and other spécifie compounds may be mixed and formulated, or each of them may be separately formulated and then mixed together. Upon use, the préparation may be used as such or as diluted with an appropriate diluent, e.g., water, to a predetermined concentration. Examples of the adjuvants which can be used include carriers, emulsifying agents, suspending agents, thickeners, stabilizers, dispersants, spreaders, wetting agents, penetrating agents, antifreezing agents, antifoaming agents and the like. These adjuvants are added appropriately, if necessary. The carriers are classified into solid carriers and liquid carriers. The solid carriers include animal and vegetable powders (e.g., starch, sugar, cellulose powders, cyclodextrin, activated charcoal, soybean powders, wheat powders, chaff powders, wood powders, fish powders, powdery milk, etc.); minerai powders (e.g., talc, kaolin, bentonite, organic bentonite, calcium carbonate, calcium sulfate, sodium hydrogencarbonate, zeolite, diatomaceous earth, white carbon, clay, alumina, silica, sulfor powder, slaked lime, etc.); and the like. Examples of the liquid carriers include water, vegetable oils (e.g., soybean oil, cotton seed oil, etc.), animal oils (e.g., beef tallow, whale oil, etc.), alcohols (e.g., ethyl alcohol, ethylene glycol, etc.), ketones (e.g., acetone, methyl ethyl ketone, methyl isobutyl ketone, isophorone, etc.), ethers (e.g., dioxane, tetrahydrofuran, etc.), aliphatic hydrocarbons (e.g., kerosene, lamp oil, liquid paraffin, etc.), aromatic hydrocarbons (e.g., toluene, xylene, trimethylbenzene, tetramethylbenzene, cyclohexane, solvent naphtha, etc.), halogenated hydrocarbons (e.g., chloroform, chlorobenzene, etc.), acid amides (e.g., N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, Ν,Ν-dimethylformamide, Ν,Νdimethylacetamide, etc.), esters (e.g., acetic acid ethyl ester, fatty acid glycérine esters, etc.), nitriles (e.g., acetonitrile, etc.), sulfor-containing compounds (e.g., dimethyl sulfoxide, etc.), and the like. Examples of the spreaders include sodium alkylsulfate, sodium alkylbenzene sulfonate, sodium lignin sulfonate, polyoxyethylene glycol alkyl ether, polyoxyethylene lauryl ether, polyoxyethylene alkyl aryl ether, polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty acid ester and the like.

In addition, in the method of the présent invention, the agricultural or horticultural fongicide composition of the présent invention can be forther mixed with other agricultural chemicals, such as a fongicide, an insecticide, a miticide, a nematicide, a soil insect pesticide, an antivirus agent, an attractant, a herbicide, a plant growth regulating agent and in this case, forther excellent effect is exhibited in some cases. These compounds naturally include sait, alkyl ester, hydrate, different crystalline form, and various structural isomer and the like, when they exist, even where they are not especially described.

The active ingrédient compounds of the fongicide in the above-mentioned other agricultural chemicals include, for example, (by common names, some of them are still in an application stage, or the test code of Japon Plant Protection Association): anilinopyrimidinamine compounds, such as mepanipyrim, pyrimethanil, and cyprodinil;

triazolopyrimidine compounds such as 5-chloro-7-(4-methylpiperidin-l-yl)-

6-(2,4,6-trifluorophenyl) [ 1,2,4]triazole[ 1,5-a]pyrimidine;

azole compounds, such as triadimefon, bitertanol, triflumizole, etaconazole, propiconazole, penconazole, flusilazole, myclobutanil, cyproconazole, tebuconazole, hexaconazole, forconazole-cis, prochloraz, metconazole, epoxiconazole, tetraconazole, oxpoconazole fomarate, sipconazole, prothioconazole, triadimenol, flutriafol, difenoconazole, fluquinconazoie, fenbuconazole, bromuconazole, diniconazole, tricyclazole, probenazole, simeconazole, peforazoate, ipconazole, and imibenconazole;

quinoxaline compounds, such as quinomethionate;

dithiocarbamate compounds, such as maneb, zineb, mancozeb, polycarbamate, metiram, propineb, and thiram;

organic chlorine compounds, such as fthalide, chlorothalonil, quintozene ; imidazole compounds, such as benomyl, thiophanate-methyl, carbendazim, thiabendazole, foberiazole, and cyazofamid;

cyanoacetamide compounds, such as cymoxanil;

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anilide compounds, such as; metalaxyl, metalaxyl-M, mefenoxam, oxadixyl, ofurace, benalaxyl, benalaxyl-M (another name: kiralaxyl, chiralaxyl), furalaxyl, cyprofuram, carboxin, oxycarboxin, thifluzamide, boscalid, bixafen, isotianil, tiadinil, and sedaxane;

sulfenic acid compounds, such as dichlofluanid;

copper compounds, such as cupric hydroxide and oxine copper;

isoxazole compounds, such as hymexazol;

organophosphorus compounds such as fosetyl-aluminum (fosetyl-Al), tolclofos-methyl, S-benzyl O,O-diisopropylphosphorothioate, O-ethyl S,Sdiphenylphosphorodithioate, aluminum ethylhydrogen phosphonate, edifenphos, and iprobenfos;

phthalimide compounds such as captan, captàfol and folpet;

dicarboximide compounds, such as procymidone, iprodione, and vinclozolin; benzanilide compounds, such as flutolanil and mepronil;

amide compounds, such as penthiopyrad, penflufen, furametpyr, isopyrazam, fenfuram, fluxapyroxad, silthiopham, and fenoxanil;

benzamide compounds, such as fluopyram and zoxamide;

piperazine compounds, such as triforine;

pyridine compounds, such as pyrifenox;

carbinol compounds, such as fenarimol;

piperidine compounds, such as fenpropidin;

morpholine compounds, such as fenpropimorph and tridemorph;

organotin compounds, such as fentin hydroxide and fentin acetate;

urea compounds, such as pencycuron;

cinnamic acid compounds, such as dimethomorph and flumorph;

phenyl carbamate compounds, such as diethofencarb;

cyanopyrrole compounds, such as fludioxonil and fenpiclonïl; thiazolecarboxamide compounds, such as ethaboxam;

valinamide compounds, such as iprovalicarb and benthiavalicarb-isopropyl; acylaminoacid compounds, such as methyl N-(isopropoxycarbonyl)-L~valyl(3RS)-3-(4-chlorophenyl)»P-alaninate (valiphenalate);

hydroxyanilide compounds, such as fenhexamid;

benzenesulfonamide compounds, such as flusulfamide;

oxime ether compounds, such as cyflufenamid;

anthraquinone compounds; crotonic acid compounds; antibiotics, such as validamycin, kasugamycin, and polyoxins; guanidine compounds, such as iminoctadine and dodine; quinoline compounds, such as tebufloquîn; thiazolidine compounds, such as flutianil;

and other compounds, such as isoprothiolane, pyroquilon, diclomezine, quinoxyfen, propamocarb hydrochloride, chloropicrin, dazomet, metam-sodium, nicobifen, metrafenone, UBF-307, diclocymet, proquinazid, amisulbrom (another name: amibromdole), 3-(2,3,4-trimethoxy-6-methylbenzoyl)-5-chloro-2-methoxy-4methylpyridine, 4-(2,3,4-trimethoxy-6-methylbenzoyl)-2,5-dicbloro-3trifluoromethylpyridine, 4-(2,3,4-trimethoxy-6-methylbenzoyl)-2-chloro-3trifluoromethyl-5-methoxypyridine, mandipropamid, fluopicolide, carpropamid, meptyldinocap, pyriofenone, N-[(3 ’ ,4’-dichloro-1,1 -dimethyl)phenacyl]-3trifluoromethyl-2-pyridinecarboxamide, N-[(3’,4’-dichloro-l,l-dimethyl)phenacyl]-3methyl-2-thiophenecarboxamide, N-[(3 ’ ,4’ -dichloro-1,1 -dimethyl)phenacyl] -1 -methyl3-trifluoromethyl-4-pyrazolecarboxamide, N-[[2’-methyl-4’-(2-propyloxy)-1,1dimethyl]phenacyl]-3-trifluoromethyl-2-pyridinecarboxamide, N-[[2’-methyl-4’-(2propyloxy)-1,1 -dimethyljphenacyl] -3 -methy 1-2-thiophenecarboxamide, N-[ [2 ' -methyl 4’-(2-propyloxy)-1,1 -dimethyljphenacyl]-1 -methyl-3-trifluoromethyl-4pyrazolecarboxamide, N-[[4’-(2-propyloxy)-l,l-dimethyl]phenacyl]-3-trifluoromethyl2-pyridinecarboxamide, N-[ [4’ -(2-propyloxy)-1,1 -dimethyljphenacyl] -3 -methyl-2thiophenecarboxamide, N-[[4 ’ -(2-propyloxy)-1,1 -dimethyljphenacyl]-1 -methyl-3trifluoromethyl-4-pyrazolecarboxamide, N-[[2’-methyl-4’-(2-pentyloxy)-l,ldimethyl]phenacyl]-3-trifluoromethyl-2-pyridinecarboxamide, N-[[4’-(2-pentyIoxy)1,1 -dimethyl]phenacyl]-3 -trifluoromethyl-2-pyridinecarboxamide, ferimzone, spiroxamine, fenpyrazamine, ametoctradin, S-2200, ZF-9646, BCF-051, BCM-061, BCM-062.

The active ingrédient compounds of an insect pest control agents, such as the insecticide, the miticide, the nematicide, or the soit insecticide in the above-mentioned t

other agricultural chemicals, include, for example, (by common names, some of them are still in an application stage; or the test code of Japan Plant Protection Association): organic phosphate ester compounds, such as profenofos, dichlorvos, fenamiphos, fenitrothion, EPN, diazinon, chlorpyrifos, chlorpyrifos-methyl, acephate, prothiofos, fosthiazate, cadusafos, dislufoton, isoxathion, isofenphos, ethion, etrimfos, quinalphos, dimethylvinphos, dimethoate, sulprofos, thiometon, vamidothion, pyraclofos, pyridaphenthion, pirimiphos-methyl, propaphos, phosalone, formothion, malathion, tetrachlorvinphos, chlorfenvinphos, cyanophos, trichlorfon, methidathion, phenthoate, ESP, azinphos-methyl, fenthion, heptenophos, methoxychlor, parathion, phosphocarb, demeton-S-methyl, monocrotophos, methamidophos, imicyafos, parathion-methyl, terbufos, phosphamidon, phosmet and phorate;

carbamate compounds, such as carbaryl, propoxur, aldicarb, carbofuran, thiodicarb, methomyl, oxamyl, ethiofencarb, pirimicarb, fenobucarb, carbosulfan, benfuracarb, bendiocarb, furathiocarb, isoprocarb, metolcarb, xylylcarb, XMC and fenothiocarb;

nereistoxin dérivatives, such as cartap, thiocyclam, bensultap, and thiosultapsodium;

organic chlorine compounds, such as dicofol, tetradifon, endosulfan, dienochlor and dieldrin;

organic métal compounds, such as fenbutatïn oxide and cyhexatin; pyrethroid compounds, such as fenvalerate, permethrin, cypermethrin, deltamethrin, cyhalothrin, tefluthrin, ethofenprox, flufenprox, cyfluthrin, fenpropathrin, flucythrinate, fluvalinate, cycloprothrin, lambda-cyhalothiin, pyrethrins, esfenvalerate, tetramethrin, resmethrin, protrifenbute, bifenthrin, zeta-cypermethrin, acrinathrin, alphacypermethrin, allethrin, gamma-cyhalothrin, theta-cypermethrin, tau-fluvalinate, traiomethrin, profluthrin, beta-cypermethrin, beta-cyfluthrin, metofluthrin, phenothrin, and flumethrin;

benzoylurea compounds, such as diflubenzuron, chlorfluazuron, teflubenzuron, flufenoxuron, triflumuron, hexaflumuron, lufenuron, novaluron, noviflumuron, bistrifluron, and fluazuron;

juvénile hormone-like compounds, such as methoprene, pyriproxyfen, fenoxycarb and diofenolan;

pyridazinone compounds, such as pyridaben;

t « pyrazole compounds, such as fenpyroximate, fipronil, tebufenpyrad, ethiprole, tolfenpyrad, acetoprole, pyrafluprole and pyriprole;

neonîcotinoids, such as imidacloprid, nitenpyram, acetamiprid, thiacloprid, thiamethoxam, clothianidin, nidinotefuran, dinotefuran, and nithiazine;

hydrazine compounds, such as tebufenozide, methoxyfenozide, chromafenozide and halofenozide;

pyridine compounds, such as flonicamid;

tetronic acid compounds, such as spirodiclofen;

strobilurin compounds, such as fluacrypyrim; pyridinamine compounds, such as flufenerim;

dinitro compounds; organic sulfur compounds; urea compounds; triazine compounds; hydrazone compounds;

other compounds, such as buprofezin, hexythiazox, amitraz, chlordimeform, silafluofen, triazamate, pymetrozine, pyrimidifen, chlorfenapyr, indoxacarb, acequinocyl, etoxazole, cyromazine, 1,3-dichloropropene, diafenthiuron, benclothiaz, bifenazate, spiromesifen, spirotetramat, propargite, clofentezine, metaflumizone, flubendiamide, cyflumetofen, chlorantraniliprole, cyenopyrafen, pyrifluquinazone, fenazaquin, amidoflumet, chlorobenzoate, sulfluramid, hydramethylnon, metaldehyde, HGW-86, AKD-1022, ryanodine, pyridalyl, verbutin; and the like,

Further, it may be used in combination with or together with microbial pesticide, such as crystal protein toxin produced by Bacillus thuringiensis aizawai. Bacillus thuringiensis kurstaki. Bacillus thuringiensis israelenses, Bacillus thuringiensis japonensis, Bacillus thuringiensis tenebrionis. or Bacillus thuringiensis, entomopathogenic virus, entomopathogenic fungi, and nematophagous fungi;

antibiotics and spinetoram such as avermectin, emamectin benzoate, milbemectin, milbemycin, spinosad, ivermectin, lepimectin, DE-175, abamectin, emamectin and spinetoram;

natural products, such as azadirachtin and rotenone;

repellents, such as deet; and the like.

Next, some preferred embodiments of the agricultural or horticultural fungicide composition of the présent invention are exemplified, but it should not be construed that the présent invention is limited to these embodiments.

(1) An agricultural or horticultural fongicide composition comprising, as active ingrédients, (a) fluazinam or its sait and (b) a strobilurin compound or its sait, (2) The agricultural or horticultural fungicide composition described in the above (1), wherein the strobilurin compound (b) is at least one member selected from the group consisting of kresoxim-methyl, pyraclostrobin, trifloxystrobin, dimoxystrobin, fluoxastrobin, metominostrobin, orysastrobin, picoxystrobin, coumoxysfrobin, enoxastrobin, flufenoxystrobin, pyraoxystrobin, fenaminostrobin, triclopyricarb, pyribencarb, famoxadone, and fenamidone.

(3) The agricultural or horticultural fungicide composition described in the above (1), wherein the strobilurin compound (b) is kresoxim-methyl, pyraclostrobin, trifloxystrobin, dimoxystrobin, metominostrobin, or picoxystrobin.

(4) The agricultural or horticultural fungicide composition described in the above (1), wherein the strobilurin compound (b) is kresoxim-methyl.

(5) The agricultural or horticultural fungicide composition described in the above (1), wherein the strobilurin compound (b) is pyraclostrobin.

(6) The agricultural or horticultural fungicide composition described in the above (1), wherein the strobilurin compound (b) is trifloxystrobin.

(7) The agricultural or horticultural fungicide composition described in the above (1), wherein the strobilurin compound (b) is dimoxystrobin.

(8) The agricultural or horticultural fungicide composition described in the above (1), wherein the strobilurin compound (b) is metominostrobin.

(9) The agricultural or horticultural fungicide composition described in the above (1), wherein the strobilurin compound (b) is picoxystrobin.

(10) A method for controlling a plant pathogen comprising applying an agricultural or horticultural fungicide composition containing, as active ingrédients, (a) fluazinam or its sait and (b) a strobilurin compound or its sait to a plant or a soil.

(11) A method for controlling a plant pathogen comprising applying (a) fluazinam or its sait and (b) a strobilurin compound or its sait to a plant or a soil.

EXAMPLES

Next, Test Examples according to the présent invention are described below, but it should not be construed that the présent invention is limited to these Examples.

Test Example 1

Inhibition test of mycelial growth against the genus Pythium (Pythium graminicola)

A mycangium (diameter: 4 mm) obtained by precultivation was transplanted on PSA containing a chemical in a prescribed concentration and then cultured at room température of 20°C for 3 days, followed by measuring a diameter of the grown mycangium to detennine an inhibition rate of mycelial growth (%).

Results are shown in Tables 1 to 3.

In addition, an expected value ofthe inhibition rate was calculated according to the following Colby’s formula and listed in parenthèses of Tables 1 to 3. In the case where an experimental value is higher than an expected value according to the Colby’s formula, the agricultural or horticultural fungicide composition of the présent invention exhibits a synergistic effect on controlling of a plant pathogen.

Colby’s formula: x + y -xy/100 x: Inhibition rate of growth of the component (a) alone (%) y: Inhibition rate of growth of the component (b) alone (%)

Table 1

Inhibition Rate of Mvcelial Growth against Pythium graminicola (%1 (expected value)
^Xfluazinam	1 OOppm	lOppm	lppm	0.1 ppm	Oppm
azoxystrobin
1 OOppm	100 (100)	100 (100)	100 (100)	100 .(100)	100
lOppm	100 (96.3)	100 (95.6)	100 (94.3)	100 (92.5)	89
Oppm	66	60	48	32

Table 2

Inhibition Rate of Mycelial Growth against Pythium eramînîcola PPI (expected value)
fluazinam kresoxim-methyl	lOOppm	lOppm	lppm	Oppm
lOOppm	96 (87.1)	92 (84.8)	89 (80.2)	62
lOppm	92 (90.8)	98 (89.2)	94 (86.0)	73
Ippm	88 (85.0)	86 (82.4)	84 (77.1)	56
Oppm	66	60	48

Table 3__

Inhibition Rate of Mycelial Growth against Pythium araminicola (expected value)
fluazinam	lOOppm	lOppm	lppm	O.lppm	Oppm
pyraclostrobin
lOOppm	100 (100)	100 (100)	100 (100)	100 (100)	100
lOppm	100 .(100)	100 (100)	100 (100)	100 (100)	100
lppm	100 (94.2)	100 (93.2)	99 (91.2)	93 (88.4)	83
Oppm	66	60	48	32

Test Example 2

Inhibition test of mycelial growth against the genus Rhizoctonia (Rhizoctonia solani)

A mycangium (diameter: 4 mm) obtained by precultivation was transplanted on PSA containing a chemical in a prescribed concentration and then cultured at room température of 20°C for 4 days, followed by measuring a diameter ofthe grown mycangium to détermine an inhibition rate of mycelial growth (%).

Results are shown in Tables 4 to 6.

In addition, an expected value of the inhibition rate calculated according to the Colby’s formula in the same manner as that in the foregoing Test Example 1 was listed in parenthèses of Tables 4 to 6.

Table 4

Inhibition Rate of Mycelial Growth against Rhizoctonia solani (%) (expected value)
^^\fluazinam azoxystrobin	lOOppm	lOppm	lppm	O.lppm	Oppm
lOppm	100 (92.3)	100 (91.2)	100 (86.4)	96 (82.3)	41
lppm	99 (91.8)	90 (89.1)	92 (83.2)	85 (78.1)	27
0.1 ppm	92 (87.5)	100 (85.6)	90 (77.9)	84 (71)	4
Oppm	87	85	77	70

Table 5

Inhibition Rate of Mycelial Growth against Rhizoctonia solani (%ï (expected value)
fluazinam kresoxim-methyl	lOOppm	lOppm	lppm	O.lppm	Oppm
lOppm	100 (92.5)	100 (91.3)	100 (86.7)	91 (82.6)	42
lppm	100 (92.1)	100 (90.9)	93 (86.0)	86 (81-7)	39
O.lppm	100 (90.9)	97 (89.5)	84 (83.9)	85 (79.0)	30
Oppm	87	85	77	70

Table 6

Inhibition Rate of Mycelial Growth against Rhizoctonia solani (%) (expected value)
fluazinam pyraclostrobin	lOOppm	lOppm	lppm	O.lppm	Oppm
lOppm	100 (95.7)	100 (95.1)	100 (92.4)	100 (90.1)	67
lppm	93 (94.2)	96 (93.3)	97 (89.7)	87 (86.5)	55
O.lppm	92 (90.4)	99 (88.9)	89 (83.0)	79 (77.8)	26
Oppm	87	85	11 |	70

Test Example 3

Inhibition test of mycelial growth against gray mold (Botrytis cinerea)

On a YS (yeast extract + sucrose) liquid culture medium, a certain amount of a chemical solution prepared such that a final concentration of each chemical became a concentration at which the test was carried out was mixed, 100 pL of each of the chemical-containing YS liquid culture media was aliquoted into each well of a 96-well microplate. Thereafter, 50 pL of a spore suspension of gray mold whose spore concentration had been prepared as shown in the following tables was aliquoted into each well and cultivated at 25 °C under a light-dark cycle (light period: 16 hours, dark period: 8 hours). Three days after the cultivation, an area of the well bottom covered by the propagated gray mold hyphae was microscopically examined to détermine an inhibition rate of growth (%). The inhibition rate of growth was visually examined while defining an area covered by hyphae in a non-treated well as 100. For the nontreatment, a chemical-ffee YS liquid culture medium was used.

In addition, an expected value ofthe inhibition rate calculated according to the Colby’s formula in the same manner as that in the foregoing Test Example 1 was listed 15 in parenthèses of Tables 7 to 13.

Table 7

Inhibition Rate of Mvcelial Growth against Botrytis cinerea f%) (expected value)
fluazinam azoxystrobin	0,16ppm	0.08ppm	0.04ppm	Oppm
12.5ppm	99 (80.2)	90 (1)	60 (D	1
6.25ppm	95 (80)	85 (0)	30 (0)	0
3.13ppm	95 (80)	65 (0)	15 CQ)	0
Oppm	80	0	0	-

Table 8

Inhibition Rate of Mycelial Growth against Botrvtis cinerea (%) (expected value)
fluazinam kresoxim-methyl	0.16ppm	0.08ppm	0.04ppm	Oppm
12,5ppm	100 (80.2)	95 (1)	85 (D	1
6.25ppm	100 (80.2)	95 (D	75 (D	1
3.13ppm	100 (80)	97 (0)	65 (0)	0
Oppm	80	0	0

Table 9

Inhibition Rate of Mycelial Growth against Botrvtis cinerea (%) (expected value)
fluazinam	0.16ppm	0.08ppm	0.04ppm	Oppm
pyraclostrobin
1.56ppm	99 Ï81)	95 (5)	90 (5)	5
O.78ppm	98 (80.2)	90 d)	85 d)	1
O,39ppm	95 180)	85 (0)	45 (0)	0
Oppm	80	0	o

Table 10

Inhibition Rate of Mycelial Growth against Botrvtis cinerea (%)	. ——
(expected value)
fluazinam	O.lôppm	0.08ppm	0.04ppm	Oppm
trifloxystrobin
1.56ppm	100	90	65	0
	180)	(0)	(0)
0.78ppm	99	85	55	0
	180)	(0)	(0)
0.39ppm	95	85	45	0
	.(80)	(0)	(0)
Oppm 1	80 |	0	0	-

Table 11

Inhibition Rate of Mycelial Growth against Botrytis cinerea (%) (expected value)
fluazinam picoxystrobin	0.16ppm	0.08ppm	0.04ppm	Oppm
25ppm	98 (80.6)	90 (3)	85 (3)	3
12.5ppm	99 (80.4)	98 (2)	85 (2)	2
6.25ppm	100 (80.2)	95 (D	70 (1)	1
Oppm	80	0	0	-

Table 12

Inhibition Rate of Mycelial Growth aRaînst Botrvtis cinerea ί%Ί (expected value)
fluazinam dimoxystrobin	0.16ppm	0.08ppm	0.04ppm	Oppm
3.13ppm	100 ..(80)	95 (0)	60 (0)	0
1.56ppm	98 (80)	m z-> DO O	40 (0)	0
0.78ppm	100 (80)..	80 (0)	40 (0)	0
Oppm	80	0	0	-

Table 13

Inhibition Rate of Mycelial Growth against Botrvtis cinerea (%) (expected value)
fluazinam metominostrôbin	O.lôppm	0.08ppm	0.04ppm	Oppm
lOOppm	100 (80.6)	97 (3)	85 (3)	3
50ppm	99 (80.2)	95 (D	65 d)	1
25ppm	99 (80)	95 (0)	15 (0)	0
Oppm	80	0	0	-

While the invention has been described in detail and with reference to spécifie embodiments thereof, it will be apparent to one skill in the art that various changes and modifications can be made therein without departing from the sprit and scope thereof.

This application is based on Japanese patent application No. 2011-117097 filed on May 25, 2011, the entire contents of which are incorporated hereinto by reference. Ail references cited herein arc incorporated in their entirety.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY

The agricultural or horticultural fongicide composition of the présent invention has a préventive and/or therapeutic effect and has a stable and high control effect 15 against a cultivated crop infected by a plant pathogen, and the plant pathogen can be controlled by using this composition.

Claims (5)

1. An agricultural or horticultural fongicide composition comprising, as active ingrédients, (a) fluazinam or a sait thereof and (b) a strobilurin compound or a sait thereof.

2. The agricultural or horticultural fongicide composition according to claim 1, wherein the strobilurin compound (b) is at least one member selected from the group consisting of kresoxim-methyl, pyraclostrobin, trifloxystrobin, dimoxystrobin, fluoxastrobin, metominostrobin, orysastrobin, picoxystrobin, coumoxystrobin, enoxastrobin, flufenoxystrobin, pyraoxystrobin, fenaminostrobin, triclopyricarb, pyribencarb, famoxadone, and fenamidone.

3. The agricultural or horticultural fongicide composition according to claim 1, wherein the strobilurin compound (b) is at least one member selected from the group consisting of kresoxim-methyl, pyraclostrobin, trifloxystrobin, dimoxystrobin, metominostrobin, and picoxystrobin.

4. A method for controlling a plant pathogen comprising applying an agricultural or horticultural fongicide composition containing, as active ingrédients, (a) fluazinam or a sait thereof and (b) a strobilurin compound or a sait thereof to a plant or a soil.

5. A method for controlling a plant pathogen comprising applying (a) fluazinam or a sait thereof and (b) a strobilurin compound or a sait thereof to a plant or a soil.