Cyflufenamid : nuova molecola fungicida per il contenimento dell’oidio della vite, del melo e di cucurbitacee e solanacee

Cyflufenamid is a novel and original fungicide, discovered and developed by Nippon Soda Co., Ltd, belonging to a new fungicides group named amidoxime. Cyflufenamid is active against powdery mildew of various crops in pre and post infection treatment. It has a long lasting translaminar and vapor phase activity. The mode of action of cyflufenamid is not know and it is considered different from that of other existing fungicides. It has favorable toxicological, ecotoxicological and environmental profiles. In field trials against grape, apple and zucchini powdery mildews, cyflufenamid shown an efficacy similar or superior to the market reference standards. For this reason, cyflufenamid, when included in powdery mildews management strategies with fungicides with different mode of action, can significantly improve grape, apple, cucurbits, tomato and pepper protection over a long term strategy.