Fungicidal composition comprising a pyridylethylbenzamide derivative and a compound capable of inhibiting the transport of electrons of the respiratory chain in phytopathogenic fungal organisms

A composition comprising:

• a pyridylethylbenzamide derivative selected from the group consisting of
• N-{2-[3-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)-2-pyridinyl]ethyl}-2-trifluoromethylbenzamide;
• N-{2-[3-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)-2-pyridinyl]ethyl}-2-iodobenzamide;
• or
• N-{2-[3,5-dichloro-2-pyridinyl]ethyl}-2-trifluoromethylbenzamide;
• and further comprising a compound capable of inhibiting reduced nicotinamide-adenine dinucleotide dehydrogenase in phytopathogenic fungal organisms.

A composition comprising:

• a) a pyridylethylbenzamide derivative selected from the group consisting of:
• N-{2-[3-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)-2-pyridinyl]ethyl}-2-trifluoromethylbenzamide;
• N-{2-[3-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)-2-pyridinyl]ethyl}-2-iodobenzamide;
• N-{2-[3,5-dichloro-2-pyridinyl]ethyl}-2-trifluoromethylbenzamide;
• and the N-oxides of 2-pyridine of any of the foregoing;
• b) a compound capable of inhibiting the transport of electrons of the respiratory chain in phytopathogenic fungal organisms that is capable of inhibiting succinate dehydrogenase in phytopathogenic fungal organisms, and
• c) a fungicidal compound which is selected from the group consisting of captane, folpet, dodine, propineb, mancozeb, thiram, tolylfluanid, iminoctadine, dithianon, copper hydroxide, copper octanoate, copper oxychloride, copper sulfate, fosetyl-Al, phosphorous acid, cymoxanil, iprovalicarb, benthiavalicarb, chlorotalonil, propamocarb, prothioconazole, tebuconazole and spiroxamine;
• and
• wherein the compounds are present in an amount of (a):(b):(c) weight ratio of from 1:0.01:0.01 to 1:20:20, the ratios of compound (a) and compound (c) varying independently from each other.