Agrochemical formulation
AssigneeSyngenta Crop Protection AG
InventorsJennifer CHEESBROUGH, Edouard MARIOTTE, Clifford Charles DONALDSON, Isabella DORSMAN
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
The present invention relates to an emulsion concentrate (EC) formulation of a succinate dehydrogenase inhibitor fungicide, to the manufacture of such a formulation, and to its use in dilute form, for the control of fungal pathogens, in particular in crops of useful plants. More specifically, the invention relates to emulsion concentrates of -difluoromethyl-1-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxylic acid methoxy-[1-methyl-2-(2,4,6-trichlorophenyl)-ethyl]-amide, comprising a blend of at least 3 surfactants, and an aromatic ester solvent.
Claims20
A fungicidal emulsifiable concentrate, comprising;
- (a) the fungicide 3-difluoromethyl-1-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxylic acid methoxy-[1-methyl-2-(2,4,6-trichlorophenyl)-ethyl]-amide;
- (b) at least one solvent selected from the group consisting of:
- an aromatic ester solvent, acetophenone, dimethyl lactamide, and gamma butyrolactone;
- (c) a surfactant blend of at least three surfactants, wherein at least two of said surfactants are non-ionic surfactants, and at least one of said surfactants is the anionic surfactant calcium dodecylbenzene sulfonate.
The fungicidal emulsifiable concentrate of claim 6, wherein the second solvent is dimethyl lactamide.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.