Carboxin 
Action/Use:
- Fungicide
- ;
- Seed Treatment/Protectant
Use:
Seed treatment controls smut on barley, oats, wheat; seedling diseases, such as Rhizoctonia solani, on barley, corn, cotton, oats, peanuts, rapeseed, rice, sorghum, soybeans, wheat, and other crops.
Identification
Common Name(s): Carboxin (ANSI, BSI, ISOE); ; Carboxine (ISOF); ; Carbathiin (Canada)
Chemistry
Properties: Off-white crystals. Melting range (two crystal structures which revert to one in solution): A 91.5°-92.5°C; B 98.0°-100°C.
Mode of Action / Resistance Management
Taget Site: C2: complex II succinate-dehydro-genase
Mode of Action: Respiration
Action Group: FRAC Code 7
Comments / Risk Notes: Medium risk.Resistance known to specific fungi; target site mutation H257L. Resistance management required if used for risky pathogens.
Registration
Outside U.S.A.: Lisi* for use in Argentina; Prosper* FX in Canada.
Environmental Guidelines
Hazards: Fish: Toxic. Bird, Bee: Nontoxic
Water Solubility: Dispersible
Safety Guidelines
Toxicity: (Rat): Oral LD50 3820 mg/kg. (Rabbit): Dermal LD50 >4000 mg/kg. Slight eye irritant
Handling/storage: Avoid contact with skin or clothing. Wash hands and face thoroughly with soap and water after use and before eating or smoking. Do not consume alcohol (increases toxic effects of thiram). Launder clothing before reuse. Store in cool, dry area out of reach of children and animals
Protective Clothing: Long-sleeved shirt and long pants. Chemical-resistant gloves. Chemical-resistant footwear plus socks. Protective eyewear. Approved respirator.
Suppliers and Branded Products
Basic Producers:
Bayer CropScience (Vitavax*-34)
Chemtura AgroSolutions (Vitavax*)
Fertiagro Pte. Ltd. (Tavax*)
Hindustan Insecticides Ltd. (Hiltavax*)
Formulators' Trade Names:
Dhanuka Agritech Ltd. (Vitavax*)
B.V. Industrie- & Handelsonderneming Simonis (Wopro-carboxin*)
Premix Products:
+ Captan
- Duclar* — IPESA S.A.
- Enhance* — Chemtura AgroSolutions
- Vitavax* 300 — Proficol
- Vitavax*-300
+ Captan+ Imidacloprid
- Enhance* AW — Chemtura AgroSolutions
+ Captan+ Metalaxyl
- Bean Guard*/Allegiance* — Chemtura AgroSolutions
+ Clothianidin+ Metalaxyl+ Trifloxystrobin
- Prosper* FX — Bayer CropScience
+ Diazinon+ Lindane
- KickStart* — Helena Chemical Co.
+ Imidacloprid+ Thiram
- Proseed Plus* — Willowood Ltd.
+ Metalaxyl
- Apron Plus* — Syngenta
+ Metalaxyl+ TCMTB
- CotGard* — Bayer CropScience
+ Metalaxyl+ Thiram
- Allerax* — Bayer CropScience
- Stiletto* — Chemtura AgroSolutions
+ PCNB
- Vitavax*-PCNB — Bayer CropScience
+ Permethrin
- KickStart* VP — Helena Chemical Co.
+ Prochloraz
- Abavit*/Prelude* Universal — Bayer CropScience
+ Thiram
- Lisi* — IPESA S.A.
- Pro-Gro* — Chemtura AgroSolutions
- Progro* — Proficol
- RTU*-Vitavax*-Thiram — Bayer CropScience
- Valseed* — Stockton Agrimor AG
- Valsid* — Stockton Agrimor AG
- Vaxseed* — Stockton Agrimor AG
- Vitaflo*-280 — Chemtura AgroSolutions
- Vitaplus* — Willowood Ltd.
- Vitavax* 400 — Proficol
- Vitavax* Power — Dhanuka Agritech Ltd.
- Vitavax*-400
Discontinued Names:
Beret Universal*
CAP 20:20*
Enhance* Plus
Flo Pro V*
Germate* Plus
Hektavax*
Kemikar*
Kernel Guard* Supreme
Kisvax*
Latitude*
Murganic RPB*
Oxatin*
Prevail*
Vitavax* M
