Agriculture: Small Grains Pest Management Guidelines

General Properties of Fungicides Used in Small Grains

Common name (Example trade name) Chemical class Activity Mode-of-action group number1 Resistance potential
azoxystrobin (Quadris) QoI2 systemic 11 (single-site) high
carboxin (Vitavax-34)3 carboxamide systemic (local) 7 (multi-site) medium to high
carboxin/thiram (Vitavax-200)3 carboxamide/ dithiocarbamates systemic (local)/— 7/M03 (multi-site) medium to high
difenoconazole/mefenoxam (Dividend Extreme) DMI4-triazole/acylalanines systemic (local) 3/4 (single-site) high
mancozeb (Dithane M45) carbamate (EBDC)5 contact M03 (multi-site) low
propiconazole (Tilt) DMI4-triazole systemic (local) 3 (single-site) high
propiconazole/ trifloxystrobin (Stratego) DMI4-triazole/QoI2 systemic 3/11 (single- or multi-site) high
pyraclostrobin (Headline) QoI2 systemic 11 (single-site) high
1 Group numbers are assigned by the Fungicide Resistance Action Committee (FRAC) according to different modes of action. Fungicides with different group numbers are suitable to alternate in a resistance management program. In California, make no more than one application of a fungicide with a mode-of-action group number associated with high resistance risk before rotating to a fungicide with a different mode-of-action group number; for other fungicides, make no more than two consecutive applications before rotating to a fungicide with a different mode-of-action group number.
2 QoI = quinone outside inhibitor (strobilurin)
3 This product is not registered for use in California, but seed treated in and obtained from another state can be legally used in California even for a pesticide not registered on small grains in California.
4 DMI = demethylation (sterol) inhibitor
5 EBDC = ethylene bisdithiocarbamate

Acknowledgment: This information was adapted from the Fungicide Resistance Action Committee website.

Text Updated: 07/25

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