a fungicide, derived from imidazole, used on cereal and fruit crops: suspected of being carcinogenic
benomyl in American English
(ˈbenəmɪl)
noun
Chemistry
a toxic compound, C14H18N4O3, derived from carbamate and benzimidizole, used as a fungicide and miticide
Word origin
[1965–70; ben(z)o- + m(eth)yl]This word is first recorded in the period 1965–70. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Coriolis effect, genetic engineering, isometric exercise, red-eye, wraparound
Examples of 'benomyl' in a sentence
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Benomyl can be used as an alternative to methyl bromide.
Kátia M.G. Machado, Dácio R. Matheus, Tatiana A. Rodrigues, Vera L.R. Bononi 2006, 'Enhancement of growth of Lentinus crinitus in soil using benomyl and vegetable oilAumento do crescimento de Lentinus crinitus em solo usando benomil e óleo vegetal',Brazilian Journal of Microbiologyhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822006000400004. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Tolerance to benomyl was compared among isolates obtained from apple fruits and from other hosts.
Hanna Bryk 2013, 'The pathogenicity of different Botrytis cinerea Pers. isolates to apples and theirsensitivity to benzimidazole fungicides', Acta Agrobotanicahttps://pbsociety.org.pl/journals/index.php/aa/article/view/2167. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
There was no correlation between the pathogenicity of isolates and their resistance to benomyl.
Hanna Bryk 2013, 'The pathogenicity of different Botrytis cinerea Pers. isolates to apples and theirsensitivity to benzimidazole fungicides', Acta Agrobotanicahttps://pbsociety.org.pl/journals/index.php/aa/article/view/2167. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
In general, benomyl and iprodione impaired micelial growth and sporulation.
Antonio Carlos Ferreira da Silva, Carlos Renato Echeveste da Rosa, Itamar Soares deMelo 1999, 'Sensibilidade de isolados de Trichoderma spp. a benomil e iprodione Sensibility ofTrichoderma spp. isolates to benomyl and iprodione', Ciência Ruralhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84781999000300003. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Benomyl + thiram presented the highest efficiency in the control of these patogens.
Luís Antônio Siqueira de Azevedo, Nivaldo Alves Pereira Filho, Giselle Ottoni Costa,Mara Rúbia da Rocha 2007, 'FUNGICIDES EFFICIENCY TO SOYBEAN SEEDS TREATMENT EFICIÊNCIA DE FUNGICIDAS PARA O TRATAMENTODE SEMENTES DE SOJA (Glycine max)', Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropicalhttp://www.revistas.ufg.br/index.php/pat/article/view/2967. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The spontaneous mutation frequency for resistance to benomyl was 1.25 ´ 10-7.
Y.M. Possiede, J. Gabardo, V. Kava-Cordeiro, L.V. Galli-Terasawa, J.L. Azevedo, C.Glienke 2009, 'Fungicide resistance and genetic variability in plant pathogenic strains of Guignardiacitricarpa Resistência a fungicidas e variabilidade genética em linhagens patogênicasde plantas Guignardiacitricarpa', Brazilian Journal of Microbiologyhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822009000200018. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Among systemic fungicides, benomyl resistant strains were more frequently reported than the others.
Christanti Sumardiyono 2008, 'Ketahanan Jamur terhadap Fungisida di Indonesia', Jurnal Perlindungan Tanaman Indonesiahttps://jurnal.ugm.ac.id/jpti/article/view/11869. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Among tested fungicides, the most efficient was azoxystrobin, which was superior to difeconazole and benomyl.
Alessandro Ramos Nonato, Ronaldo Gardon Batista, Emília Matias Dias, Fernanda VicenteCaetano, Wilson Ferreira de Oliveira 2007, 'EFICIÊNCIA DE PRODUTOS FITOSSANITÁRIOS PULVERIZADOS NA CULTURA DA SOJA (Glycine maxL.), NO CONTROLE DA MANCHA PARDA (Septoria glycines) E CRESTAMENTO FOLIAR-MANCHA PÚRPURADOS GRÃOS (Cercospora kikuchii) EFFICIENCY OF FUNGICIDES IN THE CONTROL OF Septoriaglycines AND Cercospora kikuchii ON SOYBEAN (Glycine max L.)', Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropicalhttp://www.revistas.ufg.br/index.php/pat/article/view/2792. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
It was found that 35% of isolates from apples showed resistance to benomyl.
Hanna Bryk 2013, 'The pathogenicity of different Botrytis cinerea Pers. isolates to apples and theirsensitivity to benzimidazole fungicides', Acta Agrobotanicahttps://pbsociety.org.pl/journals/index.php/aa/article/view/2167. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)