Canada to approve Isagro's fungicide tetraconazole

The Canadian Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) has proposed to approve full registration for the sale and use of Isagro’s Tetraconazole Technical Fungicide and Mettle 125 ME Fungicide containing the technical grade active ingredient tetraconazole to control powdery mildew on grape, gooseberry, strawberry and sugar beet; black rot on grape; and cercospora leaf spot on sugar beet.

Tetraconazole is a broad-spectrum triazole fungicide belonging to the DMI (DeMethylation Inhibitors) group. It inhibits the metabolic pathway that leads to fungal sterol production, which makes fungal cell membranes nonfunctional. Tetraconazole is a systemic fungicide and is absorbed quickly into the plant tissue. It has protectant and curative properties.

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