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Agriculture · Q211

Plant Pathology

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 211

Q211

Kittleson's killer is the other name for

A.
Carbendazim
B.
Mancozeb
C.
Captan
Answer
D.
Thiram

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Kittleson's killer is the other name for Captan.
It is trichloromethyl-thio-4-cyclohexene-1,2- dicarboximide. Kittleson 1952 first prepared this compound and reported its fungicidal property. Thus, called "Kittleson‟s Killer”.
Captan is a general-use pesticide (GUP) that belongs to the phthalimide class of fungicides. It is a white solid, although commercial samples appear yellow or brownish.