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Agriculture · Q434

Plant Pathology

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 434

Q434

Which fungicide has both basipetal and acropetal movement?

A.
Ridomil MZ
B.
Carbendazim
C.
Fosetyl Al
Answer
D.
Carboxin

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Fosetyl Al fungicide has both basipetal and acropetal movement.
Fosetyl-aluminium is a pesticide used as a fungicide to control various diseases on food and feed crops. This compound is rapidly converted to phosphonic acid, which is regularly detected in poorly processed food products.
Fosetyl- al is an active ingredient, and was developed in France at the end of the 1970s, is characterized by acropetal and basipetal translocation in plants.