Oil liquid fungicidal formulation

Abstract

A fungicidal oil liquid formulation comprising: a) at least one dithiocarbamate fungicide; b) at least one co-fungicide selected from the group consisting of triazole fungicides and strobilurin fungicides; and c) an agrochemically acceptable non-aqueous liquid carrier; wherein the dithiocarbamate fungicide is suspended in the liquid carrier; wherein the triazole fungicide and the strobilurin fungicide are dissolved in the liquid carrier; and wherein the liquid carrier optionally comprises an adjuvant.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A fungicidal oil liquid formulation comprising:
 a. at least one dithiocarbamate fungicide;   b. at least one co-fungicide selected from the group consisting of triazole fungicides and strobilurin fungicides; and   c. an agrochemically acceptable non-aqueous liquid carrier;   wherein the dithiocarbamate fungicide is suspended in the liquid carrier;   wherein the co-fungicide is dissolved in the liquid carrier; and wherein the liquid carrier optionally comprises an adjuvant.   
     
     
         2 . The fungicidal oil liquid formulation of  claim 1 , wherein:
 (a) the dithiocarbamate fungicide is present in the amount of 20-60% by weight of the total weight of all components in the formulation,   (b) the co-fungicide is present in the amount of 1-15% by weight of the total weight of all components in the formulation, or   (c) the liquid carrier is present in the amount of 15-50% of the total weight of all components in the formulation.   
     
     
         3 . The fungicidal oil liquid formulation of  claim 1 , wherein:
 (a) the liquid carrier is selected from the group consisting of aromatic hydrocarbons, paraffins, petroleum, vegetable oil, alkyl ester of vegetable oils, diesel, mineral oil, fatty acid amides, fatty acids, alkyl esters of fatty acids, modified vegetable oils, ketones, or a combination thereof, and/or (b) (i) the adjuvant in the liquid carrier is selected from the group consisting of vegetable oils, alkyl ester of vegetable oils, alkoxylated sorbitan esters, or a combination thereof wherein the alkoxylated sorbitan ester is optionally selected from the group consisting of sorbitan monolaurate alkoxylates, sorbitan monostearate alkoxylates, sorbitan monooleate alkoxylates, or a combination thereof, or (ii) the adjuvant is at least one of methyl ester of soybean oil, tall oil fatty acids, and polyoxyethylene (16) sorbitan monolaurate.   
     
     
         4 . The fungicidal oil liquid formulation of  claim 1 , wherein:
 (a) the dithiocarbamate fungicide is selected from the group consisting of ferbam, mancozeb, maneb, metiram, propineb, thiram, zinc thiazole, zineb and ziram, and/or   (b) the triazole fungicide is selected from the group consisting of azaconazole, bitertanol, bromuconazole, cyproconazole, difenoconazole, diniconazole, epoxiconazole, etaconazole, fenbuconazole, fluquinconazole, flusilazole, flutriafol, hexaconazole, imibenconazole, ipconazole, metconazole, myclobutanil, penconazole, propiconazole, simeconazole, tebuconazole, tetraconazole, triadimefon, triadimenol, triticonazole and prothioconazole, and the strobilurin fungicide is selected from the group consisting of azoxystrobin, coumoxystrobin, enoxastrobin, flufenoxystrobin, picoxystrobin, pyraoxystrobin, mandestrobin, pyraclostrobin, pyrametostrobin, triclopyricarb, kresoxim-methyl, trifloxystrobin, dimoxystrobin, fenaminstrobin, metominostrobin, orysastrobin and fluoxastrobin.   
     
     
         5 . The fungicidal oil liquid formulation of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one surfactant, wherein:
 (a) the surfactant is present in the amount of 1-40% by weight of the total weight of all components in the formulation, and/or   (b) the at least one surfactant is selected from the group consisting of alkyl sulfonates, alkyl benzene sulfonates, alkyl aryl sulfonates, alkylphenolalkoxylates, tristyrylphenol ethoxylates, natural or synthetic fatty ethoxylate alcohols, natural or synthetic fatty acid alkoxylates, block copolymers, natural or synthetic fatty alcohols alkoxylates, and alkoxylated alcohols.   
     
     
         6 . The fungicidal oil liquid formulation of  claim 1 , wherein the fungicidal formulation comprises:
 a. at least one dithiocarbamate fungicide,   b. at least one triazole fungicide or strobilurin fungicide, and   c. an agrochemically acceptable non-aqueous liquid carrier,   wherein the dithiocarbamate fungicide is suspended in the liquid carrier;   wherein the triazole fungicide or the strobilurin fungicide are dissolved in the liquid carrier;   wherein the liquid carrier optionally comprises an adjuvant; and   wherein:   (a) the dithiocarbamate fungicide is present in the amount of 20-60% by weight of the total weight of all components in the formulation,   (b) the triazole fungicide or the strobilurin fungicide together are present in the amount of 1-15% by weight of the total weight of all components in the formulation, and   (c) the liquid carrier is present in the amount of 10-50% of the total weight of all components in the formulation.   
     
     
         7 . The fungicidal oil liquid formulation of  claim 6 , wherein:
 (a) the liquid carrier is selected from the group consisting of aromatic hydrocarbons, paraffins, petroleum, vegetable oil, alkyl ester of vegetable oils, diesel, mineral oil, fatty acid amides, fatty acids, alkyl esters of fatty acids, modified vegetable oils, ketones, or a combination thereof, and/or   (b) (i) the adjuvant in the liquid carrier is selected from the group consisting of vegetable oils, alkyl ester of vegetable oils, alkoxylated sorbitan esters, or a combination thereof wherein the alkoxylated sorbitan ester is optionally selected from the group consisting of sorbitan monolaurate alkoxylates, sorbitan monostearate alkoxylates, sorbitan monooleate alkoxylates, or a combination thereof, or (ii) the adjuvant is at least one of methyl ester of soybean oil, tall oil fatty acids, and polyoxyethylene (16) sorbitan monolaurate.   
     
     
         8 . The fungicidal oil liquid formulation of  claim 6 , wherein:
 (a) the dithiocarbamate fungicide is selected from the group consisting of ferbam, mancozeb, maneb, metiram, propineb, thiram, zinc thiazole, zineb and ziram,   (b) the triazole fungicide is selected from the group consisting of azaconazole, bitertanol, bromuconazole, cyproconazole, difenoconazole, diniconazole, epoxiconazole, etaconazole, fenbuconazole, fluquinconazole, flusilazole, flutriafol, hexaconazole, imibenconazole, ipconazole, metconazole, myclobutanil, penconazole, propiconazole, simeconazole, tebuconazole, tetraconazole, triadimefon, triadimenol, triticonazole and prothioconazole, and   (c) the strobilurin fungicide is selected from the group consisting of azoxystrobin, coumoxystrobin, enoxastrobin, flufenoxystrobin, picoxystrobin, pyraoxystrobin, mandestrobin, pyraclostrobin, pyrametostrobin, triclopyricarb, kresoxim-methyl, trifloxystrobin, dimoxystrobin, fenaminstrobin, metominostrobin, orysastrobin and fluoxastrobin.   
     
     
         9 . The fungicidal oil liquid formulation of  claim 6 , further comprising at least one surfactant, wherein:
 (a) the surfactant is present in the amount of 1-40% by weight of the total weight of all components in the formulation, and/or   (b) the at least one surfactant is selected from the group consisting of alkyl sulfonates, alkyl benzene sulfonates, alkyl aryl sulfonates, alkylphenolalkoxylates, tristyrylphenol ethoxylates, natural or synthetic fatty ethoxylate alcohols, natural or synthetic fatty acid alkoxylates, block copolymers, natural or synthetic fatty alcohols alkoxylates, and alkoxylated alcohols.   
     
     
         10 . A fungicidal oil liquid formulation comprising:
 a) 20-60% by weight of at least one dithiocarbamate fungicide;   b) 1-15% by weight of a triazole fungicide or a strobilurin fungicide;   c) 10-50% by weight of a non-aqueous liquid carrier; and   d) 1-40% by weight of at least one surfactant;   wherein the dithiocarbamate fungicide is suspended in the liquid carrier;   wherein the triazole fungicide or the strobilurin fungicide are dissolved in the liquid carrier; and wherein the liquid carrier optionally comprises an adjuvant.   
     
     
         11 . The fungicidal oil liquid formulation of  claim 1 , wherein the fungicidal formulation comprises:
 a) 20-60% by weight of at least one dithiocarbamate fungicide;   b) 1-15% by weight of a combination of a triazole fungicide or a strobilurin fungicide;   c) 10-50% by weight of a non-aqueous liquid carrier; and   d) 1-40% by weight of at least one surfactant;   wherein the dithiocarbamate fungicide is suspended in the liquid carrier;   wherein the triazole fungicide or the strobilurin fungicide are dissolved in the liquid carrier;   wherein the liquid carrier comprises an adjuvant, and   wherein (i) the dithiocarbamate fungicide is mancozeb, the triazole fungicide is tebuconazole and the strobilurin fungicide is picoxystrobin, or (ii) the dithiocarbamate fungicide is mancozeb, the triazole fungicide is prothioconazole and the strobilurin fungicide is picoxystrobin.   
     
     
         12 . The fungicidal oil liquid formulation of  claim 11 , wherein:
 (a) the liquid carrier is selected from the group consisting of aromatic hydrocarbons, paraffins, methyl oleate, ethyl oleate, vegetable oil, alkyl ester of vegetable oils, diesel, mineral oil, fatty acid amides, fatty acids, alkyl esters of fatty acids, modified vegetable oils, ketones, or a combination thereof, and/or   (b) the adjuvant in the liquid carrier is selected from the group consisting of vegetable oils, alkyl ester of vegetable oils, alkoxylated sorbitan esters, or a combination thereof wherein the alkoxylated sorbitan ester is optionally selected from the group consisting of sorbitan monolaurate alkoxylates, sorbitan monostearate alkoxylates, sorbitan monooleate alkoxylates or a combination thereof.   
     
     
         13 . A fungicidal suspoemulsion comprising: a) the fungicidal oil liquid formulation according to  claim 1  and b) water. 
     
     
         14 . The fungicidal oil liquid formulation of  claim 11 , wherein fungicidal formulation comprises:
 a) 35-45% by weight of the dithiocarbamate fungicide, and   b) 1-5% by weight of the triazole fungicide or 1-5% by weight of the strobilurin fungicide.   
     
     
         15 . The fungicidal oil liquid formulation of  claim 11 , wherein fungicidal formulation comprises:
 a) about 38% by weight of the dithiocarbamate fungicide, and   b) about 3% by weight of the triazole fungicide or about 3% by weight of the strobilurin fungicide.   
     
     
         16 . The fungicidal oil liquid formulation of  claim 11 , wherein fungicidal formulation comprises:
 a) about 38% by weight of the dithiocarbamate fungicide, and   b) 1-5% by weight of the triazole fungicide or 1-5% by weight of the strobilurin fungicide.   
     
     
         17 . The fungicidal oil liquid formulation of  claim 11 , wherein the liquid carrier comprises three adjuvants and the adjuvants are methyl ester of soybean oil, tall oil fatty acids, and polyoxyethylene (16) sorbitan monolaurate. 
     
     
         18 . The fungicidal oil liquid formulation of  claim 1  comprising:
 a) 30-40% by weight or 35-45% by weight of a dithiocarbamate fungicide based on the total weight of all components in the formulation; 
 b) 0.1-30% by weight of a triazole fungicide or a strobilurin fungicide; 
 c) 0.1-60% by weight of an agrochemically acceptable non-aqueous liquid carrier based on the total weight of all components in the formulation, wherein the agrochemically acceptable non-aqueous liquid carrier is selected from the group consisting of aromatic hydrocarbons or alkyl esters of fatty acids, and combinations thereof; and 
 d) 1-40% by weight of a surfactant based on the total weight of all components in the formulation, wherein the surfactant is selected from the group consisting of alkyl benzene sulfonates, tristyrylphenol ethoxylates, and block copolymers,
 wherein the dithiocarbamate fungicide is suspended in the liquid carrier, 
 wherein the liquid carrier comprises at least 10% by weight of an adjuvant based on the total weight of all components in the formulation, and 
 wherein the adjuvant is selected from the group consisting of alkylated sorbitan esters, methyl ester of soybean oils, tall oil fatty acids, and combinations thereof. 
 
 
     
     
         19 . The fungicidal oil liquid formulation of  claim 1 , wherein the triazole fungicide is tebuconazole. 
     
     
         20 . The fungicidal oil liquid formulation of  claim 1 , wherein the triazole fungicide is difenoconazole. 
     
     
         21 . The fungicidal oil liquid formulation of  claim 1 , wherein the triazole fungicide is prothioconazole. 
     
     
         22 . The fungicidal oil liquid formulation of  claim 1 , wherein the strobilurin fungicide is trifloxystrobin or picoxystrobin. 
     
     
         23 . The fungicidal oil liquid formulation of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one surfactant. 
     
     
         24 . A method for controlling or reducing the severity of a pest on plants or propagation material thereof comprising applying the composition of  claim 1  to soil, the plant, and/or the propagation material of the plant so as to thereby control or reduce the severity of the pest. 
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 24 , wherein:
 (a) the oil liquid formulation is applied at a rate of 1-5 l/ha, or   (b) the oil liquid formulation is applied at a rate of 2-3 l/ha.