Fosetyl-aluminum CAS NO.39148-24-8

Product Name

Fosetyl-aluminium

Function

Fungicide

Specification

95% TC, 80% WP, 80% WDG

Chemical Name

 ethyl hydrogen phosphonate 

CAS No.

39148-24-8

Empirical Formula

C6H18AlO9P3

Toxicology

Oral Acute oral LD50 for rats >7080 mg/kg.  Skin and eye Acute percutaneous LD50 for rats and rabbits >2000 mg/kg. Non-irritating to skin.  Inhalation LC50 (4 h) for rats >5.11 mg/l air.  NOEL NOAEL (2 y) for dogs 298 mg/kg b.w. Non-teratogenic and non-mutagenic.  ADI 2.98 mg/kg b.w (company proposed)  Other Non-carcinogenic.  Toxicity class WHO (a.i.) U; EPA (formulation) III 

Applications

Mode of action Systemic fungicide, rapidly absorbed through the plant leaves or roots, with translocation both acropetally and basipetally.  Uses Control of diseases caused by e.g. Phytophthora, Pythium, Plasmopara, Bremia spp., etc. on a variety of crops including vines, fruit (citrus, pineapples, avocados, stone fruit and pome fruit), berries, vegetables, hops, ornamentals and turf. Application rates range from 1-7 kg/ha in citrus, 2 kg/ha in tree nuts, up to 3.6 kg/ha in pome fruit, 2 kg/ha in grapes and 2.4-4.5 kg/ha in cucumber. Also useful activity against several bacterial plant pathogens.