Fosetyl-aluminium
| Specification | |
| Active Ingredient | 95% min. |
| Appearance |
white to yellowish powder |
| Physical and chemical properties | |
| Chemical Name | ethyl hydrogen phosphonate |
| Empirical Formula | C6H18AlO9P3 |
| Molecular Weight |
354.1 |
| Structural Formula |
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| Melting point | 215 |
| Solubility |
In water 111.3 g/l (pH 6, 20 ºC). In methanol 920, acetone 13, ethyl acetate <1 (all in mg/l, 20 ºC). |
| Vapor pressure |
<10-4 mPa (25 °C) |
| Formulations |
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95%TC, 80%WP, 80%WDG
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| Application |
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Systemic fungicide, rapidly absorbed through the plant leaves or roots, with translocation both acropetally and basipetally.
Control of diseases caused by e.g. Phytophthora, Pythium, Plasmopara, Bremia spp., etc. on a variety of crops including vines, fruit (citrus, pineapples, avocados, stone fruit and pome fruit), berries, vegetables, hops, ornamentals and turf. Application rates range from 1-7 kg/ha in citrus, 2 kg/ha in tree nuts, up to 3.6 kg/ha in pome fruit, 2 kg/ha in grapes and 2.4-4.5 kg/ha in cucumber. Also useful activity against several bacterial plant pathogens.
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