Fungicides
Copper Oxychloride 35% Wettable Powder (WP)
This fungicide belongs to copper compounds and has both fungicidal and bactericidal effects. Copper oxychloride is an inorganic contact and protective fungicide effective against a wide range of fungal and bacterial diseases.
Copper Oxychloride 35% Wettable Powder (WP)
Fungicide with Contact and Protective Action
Trade Name: Cupravit
Group: Inorganic
Mode of Action:
This fungicide inhibits enzymes and disrupts cellular metabolism, preventing the growth of pathogenic fungi.
Application Management:
- This fungicide belongs to copper compounds and has both fungicidal and bactericidal effects.
- Copper oxychloride is an inorganic contact and protective fungicide effective against a wide range of fungal and bacterial diseases.
- Mostly used as a preventive treatment before disease symptoms appear.
- May cause phytotoxicity in carrot and potato under certain conditions.
- Can cause russeting (scarring) on some apple varieties.
- Spraying schedule:
- In spring at bud swelling
- After flower drop
- In autumn after leaf fall
Usage and Dosage
| Crop | Disease | Application Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Date palms | Inflorescence rot | 2 g/L |
| Potato | Blight | 3 g/L |
| Tomato | Downy mildew | 3 g/L |
| Vegetables & cucurbits | Downy mildew | 1–2 kg/ha |
| Citrus | Gummosis | 1% slurry |
| Temperate fruit trees | Brown rot (Mummy disease) | 3 g/L |
| Peach | Peach leaf curl | 3 g/L |
Pre-Harvest Interval (PHI):
- Cucurbits & Tomato: 3 days
- Temperate fruit trees & Peach: 14 days
Compatibility and Mixing:
Avoid mixing this fungicide with oils, organophosphate and carbamate insecticides, and alkaline products such as lime sulfur.
