Recommended rates of azoxystrobin and tebuconazole seem to be environmentally safe but ineffective against target fungi.

ABSTRACT: The use of fungicides in agriculture has been playing a role in the enhancement of agricultural yields through the control of pathogens causing serious diseases in crops. Still, adverse environmental and human health effects resulting from its application have been reported. In this study, the possibility of readjusting the formulation of a commercial product combining azoxystrobin and tebuconazole (active ingredients - AIs; Custodia®) towards environmentally safer alternative(s) was investigated. Specifically, the sensitivity of non-target aquatic communities to each AI was first evaluated by applying the Species Sensitivity Distributions (SSDs) approach. Then, mixtures of these AIs were tested in a non-target organism (Raphidocelis subcapitata) denoting sensitivity to both AIs as assesse

SUBMITTER: Queiros L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9883303 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature