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Agriculture · Q257

Plant Pathology

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 257

Q257

Which is a contact fungicide?

A.
Carbendazim
B.
Plantavax
C.
Captan
Answer
D.
Benlate

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Captan is a contact fungicide.
Captan is a dicarboximide that is 3a,4,7,7a-tetrahydrophthalimide in which the hydrogen attached to the nitrogen is replaced by a trichloromethyl group.
Captan works by coming into contact with a fungus and interrupting a key process in its life cycle. It can be toxic to many different fungal diseases. Captan is non-systemic, which means it is not expected to move through plants.