Copper Oxychloride Fungicide & Bactericide | Behavaran
Copper Oxychloride Behavaran is a broad-spectrum protective fungicide and bactericide used for the management of a wide range of fungal and bacterial plant diseases.
It is particularly suitable for disease-management programs in fruit trees, citrus, vegetables, cucurbits, potatoes, tomatoes and other crops, depending on local registration and label recommendations.
Copper Oxychloride acts mainly as a contact protectant, remaining on treated plant surfaces and helping prevent infection before pathogens penetrate plant tissues.
Packaging
1000 g
Mode of Action
Copper Oxychloride is an inorganic copper fungicide and bactericide with multi-site activity.
After application, copper ions are gradually released on the plant surface. These copper ions interfere with several essential processes in fungal and bacterial cells, including:
- Enzyme activity
- Protein function
- Cellular metabolism
- Spore germination
- Early stages of pathogen development
Because Copper Oxychloride acts at multiple biochemical sites, it is widely used as a protective treatment in integrated disease-management programs.
Its primary activity is contact and preventive, rather than systemic.
Main Benefits
Copper Oxychloride fungicide offers several advantages in crop protection:
- Broad-spectrum fungicidal and bactericidal activity
- Protective action against fungal and bacterial diseases
- Multi-site mode of action
- Useful in resistance-management programs
- Suitable for dormant and in-season treatments
- Widely used in fruit trees and horticultural crops
- Effective against several leaf, fruit, canker and blight diseases
- Can be used as part of preventive spray programs
Copper Oxychloride for Fruit Trees
Copper Oxychloride is widely used in fruit-tree disease management because of its protective activity against several fungal and bacterial pathogens.
Depending on registration, it may be used against diseases including:
- Peach leaf curl
- Shot-hole disease of stone fruits
- Bacterial canker
- Fruit canker
- Fire blight
- Walnut blight
- Walnut anthracnose
- Almond diseases
- Other fungal and bacterial diseases of temperate fruit trees
Preventive application before periods of high disease pressure is generally more effective than waiting until severe infection develops.
Peach Leaf Curl and Stone Fruit Diseases
Copper Oxychloride can be used in preventive programs against peach leaf curl and other diseases of stone fruit trees.
Dormant or early-season applications are commonly used as part of preventive management, depending on local recommendations and the crop growth stage.
Good spray coverage is important because Copper Oxychloride acts mainly on the plant surface.
Citrus and Pistachio Gummosis
The product may also be used in disease-management programs for citrus and pistachio gummosis, depending on local registration.
Copper-based fungicides are often included in preventive disease-management strategies where Phytophthora and other susceptible pathogens are a concern.
For root, crown or trunk diseases, application method and timing should follow crop-specific recommendations.
Vegetable and Cucurbit Diseases
Copper Oxychloride can be used in disease-management programs for vegetables and cucurbits against diseases such as:
- Downy mildew
- Angular leaf spot
- Bacterial leaf diseases
- Other susceptible fungal and bacterial pathogens
Because the product acts protectively, applications should generally be made before severe infection becomes established.
Potato and Tomato Diseases
Copper Oxychloride may be used as part of a disease-management program against potato and tomato late blight where permitted by local registration.
Repeated applications may be required under favorable disease conditions, but application frequency and rate should always follow the approved product label.
Four-Spray Program for Fruit Trees
According to the supplied product information, Copper Oxychloride may be included in a four-stage preventive spray program for fruit trees:
- Before bud swell
- After petal fall
- At fruit set
- In autumn at approximately 50% leaf fall
The exact timing should be adjusted according to crop, disease pressure, climate and local recommendations.
Compatibility
Before tank-mixing Copper Oxychloride with other pesticides or fertilizers, a compatibility test is recommended.
Do not mix with products known to be incompatible with copper compounds unless the label specifically permits the combination.
Water quality, pH and formulation type may also affect compatibility.
Pre-Harvest Interval
A specific pre-harvest interval (PHI) has not been provided in the available product information.
This should not be interpreted as meaning that no PHI is required.
Always follow the approved local label and registration requirements for each crop.
Resistance Management
Copper Oxychloride has a multi-site mode of action, which generally gives it a lower resistance risk than many single-site fungicides.
However, good resistance-management practice still includes:
- Using only the recommended application rate
- Avoiding unnecessary repeated treatments
- Alternating or combining with other approved disease-management measures
- Following integrated pest and disease management principles
