Benzimidazole fungicide
Benzimidazole fungicides are a class of
basidiomycetes, but not oomycetes. They are applied to cereals, fruits, vegetables and vines, and are also used in postharvest handling of crops.[1]
The
β-tubulin, a protein important in forming the cytoskeleton, is targeted.[1] They mostly inhibit polymerization of β-tubulin by interacting with it directly, but other interactions also exist.[3]
Starting in the late 1960s, they were widely used to control fungal pathogens such as Fungicide Resistance Action Committee lists them as having a high risk of resistance evolution.[6]
References
- ^ ISBN 9781780641669.
- ^ ISBN 9781847551375.
- ^ ISBN 9780080931395.
- ISBN 9784431556428.
- ^ Georgopoulos, S. G. (1977). "Pathogens Become Resistant to Chemicals". In Horsfall, James G.; Cowling, Ellis B. (eds.). Plant Disease: An Advanced Treatise. Vol. 1. Academic Press. p. 330.
- ^ "FRAC Code List" (PDF). FRAC. 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.