Procymidone is a pesticide. It is often used for killing unwanted ferns and nettles, and as a dicarboximide fungicide for killing fungi, for example as seed dressing, pre-harvest spray or post-harvest dip of lupins, grapes, stone fruit, strawberries.[1] It is a known endocrine disruptor (androgen receptor antagonist)[citation needed] which interferes with the sexual differentiation of male rats.[2] It is considered to be a poison.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicine Authority. "Chemical Review Program/Procymidone". Archived from the original on 26 January 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  2. ^ Ostby J, Kelce WR, Lambright C, Wolf CJ, Mann P, Gray LE (1999). "The fungicide procymidone alters sexual differentiation in the male rat by acting as an androgen-receptor antagonist in vivo and in vitro". Toxicol Ind Health. 15 (1–2): 80–93. doi:10.1191/074823399678846718. PMID 10188193.
  3. ^ Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicine Authority, Chemical Review Program. "procymidone_poster.pdf" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2012.

External links

  • Procymidone in the Pesticide Properties DataBase (PPDB)