Hexaconazole is a broad-spectrum systemic triazole

fungicide Fungicides are biocidal chemical compounds or biological organisms used to kill parasitic fungi or their spores. A fungistatic inhibits their growth. Fungi can cause serious damage in agriculture, resulting in critical losses of yield, quality, ...

used for the control of many

fungi A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from ...

particularly ''

ascomycetes Ascomycota is a phylum of the kingdom Fungi that, together with the Basidiomycota, forms the subkingdom Dikarya. Its members are commonly known as the sac fungi or ascomycetes. It is the largest phylum of Fungi, with over 64,000 species. The defi ...

'' and ''

basidiomycetes Basidiomycota () is one of two large divisions that, together with the Ascomycota, constitute the subkingdom Dikarya (often referred to as the "higher fungi") within the kingdom Fungi. Members are known as basidiomycetes. More specifically, Basi ...

''. Major consumption is in Asian countries and it is used mainly for the control of

rice sheath blight Rice-sheath blight is a disease caused by ''Rhizoctonia solani'' ( teleomorph is '' Thanetophorus cucumeris''), a basidiomycete, that causes major limitations on rice production in India and other countries of Asia. It is also a problem in the sou ...

in China, India, Vietnam, and parts of East Asia. It is also used for control of diseases in various fruits and vegetables.

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