Bitertanol
Action/Use:
- Fungicide
Use:
Baycor* controls Venturia scab on pome fruit; Monilinia on stone fruit; rust and powdery mildew on ornamentals; black spot on roses; Sigatoka on bananas; leaf spot and other diseases on vegetables and peanuts. Sibutol* as seed dressing for smut, bunt, and seedborne snow mold of wheat and rye.
Identification
Common Name(s): Bitertanol (ISO, BSI)
Chemistry
Class: Triazole.
Properties: Colorless crystals; mixture of two diastereoisomeric enantiomer pairs (A.B). Vapor pressure A: 0.22 nPa, B: 2.5 nPa, at 20°C. Stable under normal storage conditions. Insoluble in aliphatic hydrocarbons. Very slightly soluble in isopropanol, toluene, methylene chloride, and cyclohexanone.
Registration
U.S.A.: Not registered for use. Has import tolerance.
Environmental Guidelines
Water Solubility: 3.8 mg/l at 20° C
Safety Guidelines
Signal Word: CAUTION
Toxicity Class: III
Toxicity: Tech (Rat): Oral LD50 >5000 mg/kg b.w.; Dermal LD50 >5000 mg/kg b.w
Suppliers and Branded Products
Basic Producers:
Bayer CropScience (Bacseal*, Baycor*, Baycoral*, Baymat*, Zaron*)
Formulators' Trade Names:
Premix Products:
+ Anthraquinone
- Sibutol* A — Bayer CropScience
+ Anthraquinone+ Fuberidazole
- Sibutol-Morkit* — Bayer CropScience
+ Captan+ Triadimenol
- Torledo* — Bayer CropScience
+ Fuberidazole
- Sibutol* — Bayer CropScience
+ Fuberidazole+ Triadimenol
- Domestin* — Bayer CropScience
Discontinued Names:
Cereline*
