Fluopyram is a

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, quali ...

and nematicide used in agriculture. It is used to control fungal diseases such as gray mold (Botrytis), powdery mildew, apple scab, '' Alternaria'', '' Sclerotinia'', and ''

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''. It is an inhibitor of succinate dehydrogenase. In 2012, it was approved by the U.S.

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and in 2013 it was approved in the EU for use as an active ingredient in pesticides.

References

{{reflist Fungicides Nematicides Trifluoromethyl compounds Benzamides Chloropyridines