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✓ CIB&RC list up to 30 September 2026 · checked 24 October 2026
Fungicides approved for apple in India
Every fungicide registered for apple in the official CIB&RC list of major uses: the disease, the dose per hectare, the water and the waiting period before harvest.
Fungicides (single ingredient)
32 uses · chemical| Product (as registered) | Disease | a.i. /ha | Product /ha | Water L/ha | Waiting days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aureofungin 46.15% w/v SP | Powdery mildew | – | 0.005% | 10 lit./tree | 30 |
| Aureofungin 46.15% w/v SP | White root rot | – | 0.2% | 5-10 injection, 2 gm/tree | 30 |
| Bupirimate 26.7% w/w EC | Powdery mildew | 0.375 g | 1.50/lit. | 8-12/tree | 15 |
| Captan 50% WP | Scab | 1250gm | 2.5kg | 750-1000 | – |
| Captan 75% WPApple* | Scab, Fly speck & Bitter rot | 0.12%** | 1667gm | 15-20** | 8 |
| Carbendazim 50%WPApples | Scab | 1.25gm | 2.5gm | 10Lit./tree | – |
| Chlorothalonil 75% WP | Scab⚠ As printed; 0.150% is 150 g per 100 litres of water, not per 10 litres. | 0.150% (150gm/10Ltr. water) | 0.200% (200gm/100 water) | 10 Ltr. water per tree | 45 |
| Copper Sulphate Pentahydrate 6% SC | Stem canker | 375 | 6250 | 2500 | – |
| Difenoconazole 25% EC | Scab | 0.004% or4 g/100ltr. water | 0.015%or 15ml/100 ltr. water | As required depending upon the size of the plant and plant protection equipment used | 14 |
| Dithianon 75%WP | Scab | 1350gm | 1800gms | 2400L | 14-21 |
| Dodine 40% SC | Alternaria leaf blight/Blotch⚠ As printed; 0.075% of a 40% SC gives 0.03% a.i., not 0.05% (these are the Dodine 65% WP figures). | 0.05 | 0.075 | 10 ltr. / tree | 21 |
| Dodine 40% SC | Premature leaf fall⚠ As printed; 0.075% of a 40% SC gives 0.03% a.i., not 0.05% (these are the Dodine 65% WP figures). | 0.05 | 0.075 | 10 ltr./ tree | 21 |
| Dodine65%WP | Scab | 0.05% | 0.075% | 10 | 21 |
| Fludioxonil 20.4% w/w SC | Botrytis cinerea, Penicillium sp Alternaria alternata Mucor piriformis | 57.5 g ai/100 L water | 250 ml/100 L water | 100 | 40 |
| Hexaconazole 5% EC | Scab | 0.0025% | 0.05% (50ml/100lt) | As required | 30 |
| Hexaconazole 75% WG | Alternaria leaf spot | 0.003% | 0.004% (4 g/100 lts of water) | As required depending on size of tree | 30 |
| Kresoxim-methyl 44.3% SC | Apple Blotch, Leaf Scab and Fruit Scab | 0.025% | 0.05% (50 ml/100 L of water | Based on size of the tree | 07 |
| Lime Sulphur 22% SC | Scale, Powdery mildew | 0.22% | The liquid is used at 1% in conventional sprayers. | – | 2% pre & 1% post blossom |
| Mancozeb 75% WG | Scab, Pre- mature leaf fall, Alternaria spot/blight, sooty blotch | 18.75- 22.5/tree | 25-30/tree | 10L/tree | 40 |
| Mancozeb 75% WP | Scab& sooty blotch | 22.5 g /tree | 30gm/tree | 10Ltr. | – |
| Metiram 70%WG | Scab⚠ As printed; 300 g of a 70% WG per 100 litres is 0.21% a.i., not 0.3%. | 0.3% | 300 gm/ 100 L of Water | 2500 | 21 |
| Metrafenone 500 g/l SC | Powdery mildew | 187.5 | 0.15ml/l | 2500 | 42 |
| Myclobutanil 10% WP | Scab | 0.004% | 0.04% | 10 lit/ tree | 21 |
| Penconazole 10% EC | Scab | 0.005% or5 gm /100 Ltr. water | 50ml/100Ltr. water | 10Ltr. Water per tree | 30 |
| Propineb 70%WP | Scab | 0.21%or 210 g/100Ltr. water | 0.30%or300 gram/100Ltr. water | As required depending upon size of the tree and plant protection equipment used | 30 |
| Sulphur 80% WP | Powdery mildew | 2-4kg | 2.5-5.0Kg | 750-1000 | – |
| Sulphur 80%WG | Scab | 1.50-2.00 kg | 1.875-2.50 Kg | 750-1000 | – |
| Tebuconazole 38.39% w/w SC | Marssonina Leaf blotch (premature leaf fall) | 3.22 gram/10 L of water | 7.5 ml /10 L of water | As required depending on the size of the tree and plant protection | 30 |
| Thiophanate Methyl 70%WP | Scab | 500gm | 715gm | 750-1000 | 3 |
| Zineb 75%WP | Scab | 1.125- 1.5KG | 1.5-2KG | 750-1000 Lt | – |
| Zineb 75%WP | Black rot | 1.125- 1.5KG | 1.5-2KG | 750-1000 Lt | – |
| Ziram 80%WP | scab | 1.2- 1.6 kg | 1.5-2.0kg | 750-1000 | 21 |
Combination products
22 uses · two or more active ingredients| Product (as registered) | Disease | a.i. /ha | Product /ha | Water L/ha | Waiting days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Streptomycin Sulphate 90% + Tetracycline Hydrochloride 10%) SP | Fire blight | Spray Strepto cycline 25 to 50 Ppm solution at 20 to 30% bloom time. Advisable to spray trees every 3 to 4 days during Blossom time. | |||
| (Streptomycin Sulphate 9% + Tetracycline Hydrochloride 1%) SP | Fire blight | Spray Strepto cycline 25 to50 Ppm solution at 20to30% bloom time. Advisable to spray trees every 3to4 days during Blossom time. | |||
| Azoxystrobin 11% + Tebuconazole 18.3% w/w SC | Scab, powdery mildew& premature leaf fall | 0.11+0.183 | 1.0 | 8 – 12 | 10 |
| Boscalid 25.2%+Pyraclostrobin12.8%WG | Powdery mildew | 285 | 750 | 2500 | 41 |
| Captan 70%+ Hexaconazole 5%WP | Apple Scab and Alternaria Blotch | 0.045-0.075% | 0.06%-0.1% (6 g to 10 g/10L water) | As required depending on the size of the tree | 10 |
| Carbendazim 12%+ Mancozeb 63% WP | Fruit scab & Powdery mildew | 0.19% | 0.25 | As required depending upon crop canopy | 20 |
| Carbendazim 25 %+ Flusilazole 12.5% SE | Alternaria blotch and Premature leaf fall | 0.03% | 0.08% | 650-1000 | 09 |
| Chlorothalonil 40.0% w/w + Difenoconazole 4.0 w/w SC | Powdery mildew, Premature leaf fall and Scab | 352 | 800 | 1000 | 24 |
| Copper Sulphate 47.15% + Mancozeb 30% WDG | Canker⚠ As printed (4.24 g/L); 6 g/L at 47.15% + 30% is about 4.63 g/L. | 4.24 g/L | 6 g/L water | 10 | 184 |
| Difenoconazole 10 % + Mancozeb 50% WDG | Scab Venturia inaequalis | 0.1 +0.5 | 1 g | 1L | 23 |
| Difenoconazole 4% + Propineb 64% DF | Scab (Venturia inaequalis), Powdery mildew (Podosphaera leucotricha), Pre- mature leaf fall (Marssonina coronaria) | (5+80) g/100 lit water or (0.005 + 0.080)% solution | 125 g/100 lit water or 0.125% solution | As required depending upon the size of the plant and plant protection equipment used (Max. 1000 lit/ha) | 24 |
| Fluopyram17.7% w/w+Tebuconazole 17.7%w/w SC | Marssonina leaf blotch, Alternaria leaf spot and Fruit rot | 0.1 + 0.1 to 0.125 + 0.125 gm/ L of Water | 0.5 to 0.63 ml / L of water | As required. Depending on the size of the tree and plant protection equipment used. | 30 |
| Fluopyram 21.37% w/w + Trifloxystrobin 21.37% w/w SC | Marssonina blotch, Scab and Powdery mildew | 12.5 + 12.5 - 15 + 15 / 100 liter of water | 50-60 ml/ 100 liter of water | 10 liter/tree. Water volume depending on size of tree and plant protection equipment used. | 30 |
| Fluxapyroxad 75 g/l + Difenoconazole 50 g/l SC | Scab and Powdery mildew | 125 | 1000 | 2500 | 33 |
| Fluxapyroxad 250g/l + Pyraclostrobin 250g/l SC | Premature leaf fall & Alternaria leaf spot | 187.5 | 15 ml formulation/ 100 lit water | 2500 | 29 |
| Fluxapyroxad 250g/l + Pyraclostrobin 250g/l SC | Premature leaf fall, Alternaria leaf spot and Powdery mildew | 12.5 g a.i./100 l water | 25 ml/100 l water | Depends on size of tree | 41 |
| Hexaconazole 4% + Zineb 68% WP | Scab, Premature leaf fall, Alternaria leaf spot/blight, Powdery mildew, Core rot | 200+3400 | 0.25% or 25 gm/10 lit. water | 10 litre/tree | 30 |
| Mancozeb 52.6% + Hexaconazole 2.4% WG | Powdery mildew and Marssonina blotch | 0.1052+0.0048 | 0.20% | As required depending upon crop canopy | 20 |
| Metiram 55% + Pyraclostrobin 5% WG | Premature leaf fall disease & Alternaria leaf spot and blight | 1050g/ha | 1750 | 100g/100lt | 12 |
| Tebuconazole 50% + Trifloxystrobin 25% WG | Premature leaf fall, Powdery mildew | 0.03% | 0.04% (40 g/100 lit water) | As required | 30 |
| Tebuconazole 6.7% + Captan 26.9% w/w SC | Powdery mildew, Alternaria leaf spot/blight, Scab | 124+496 0.02% + 0.08% | 1550 0.25% or 2.5ml/l of water | 10 L/tree | 10 |
| Trifloxystrobin 10% +Difenoconazole 12.5%+Sulfur 3% SC | Apple scab | 45 + 56.25 + 13.5 | 450 | 1000 | 07 |
Doses per hectare as listed: a.i. and product in grams or ml unless a unit is shown (kg, litres, %), water in litres. Waiting period = days from the last application to harvest. Where the list names the crop with a method (for example “seed treatment” or “nursery”), it is shown under the product. Values exactly as listed.
Fungicides for apple: short answers
Which fungicides are approved for scab in apple?
The CIB&RC list of major uses gives 30 products for scab on apple: Azoxystrobin 11% + Tebuconazole 18.3% w/w SC; Captan 50% WP; Captan 70%+ Hexaconazole 5%WP; Captan 75% WP; Carbendazim 12%+ Mancozeb 63% WP; Carbendazim 50%WP; Chlorothalonil 40.0% w/w + Difenoconazole 4.0 w/w SC; Chlorothalonil 75% WP; Difenoconazole 10 % + Mancozeb 50% WDG; Difenoconazole 25% EC; Difenoconazole 4% + Propineb 64% DF; Dithianon 75%WP; and more in the tables above. Check the dose and waiting period in the tables, and the approved label of the product you buy.
Which fungicides are approved for powdery mildew in apple?
The CIB&RC list of major uses gives 17 products for powdery mildew on apple: Aureofungin 46.15% w/v SP; Azoxystrobin 11% + Tebuconazole 18.3% w/w SC; Boscalid 25.2%+Pyraclostrobin12.8%WG; Bupirimate 26.7% w/w EC; Carbendazim 12%+ Mancozeb 63% WP; Chlorothalonil 40.0% w/w + Difenoconazole 4.0 w/w SC; Difenoconazole 4% + Propineb 64% DF; Fluopyram 21.37% w/w + Trifloxystrobin 21.37% w/w SC; Fluxapyroxad 250g/l + Pyraclostrobin 250g/l SC; Fluxapyroxad 75 g/l + Difenoconazole 50 g/l SC; Hexaconazole 4% + Zineb 68% WP; Lime Sulphur 22% SC; and more in the tables above. Check the dose and waiting period in the tables, and the approved label of the product you buy.
Which fungicides are approved for alternaria blight in apple?
The CIB&RC list of major uses gives 11 products for alternaria blight on apple: Captan 70%+ Hexaconazole 5%WP; Carbendazim 25 %+ Flusilazole 12.5% SE; Dodine 40% SC; Fludioxonil 20.4% w/w SC; Fluopyram17.7% w/w+Tebuconazole 17.7%w/w SC; Fluxapyroxad 250g/l + Pyraclostrobin 250g/l SC; Hexaconazole 4% + Zineb 68% WP; Hexaconazole 75% WG; Mancozeb 75% WG; Metiram 55% + Pyraclostrobin 5% WG; Tebuconazole 6.7% + Captan 26.9% w/w SC. Check the dose and waiting period in the tables, and the approved label of the product you buy.
What is the waiting period for fungicides on apple?
Among the fungicides listed for apple, the waiting period between the last application and harvest ranges from 3 to 184 days. The shortest, 3 days, is for Thiophanate Methyl 70%WP. Always follow the waiting period on the label.
Is the CIB&RC list the final word on what I can use on apple?
No. The list says it is compiled for guidance, not for legal purposes. Use a product only for the crops and uses on its approved label and leaflet, at the label dose, and check that it is not banned or restricted.
Fungicides by crop
Sources: Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee, Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine and Storage: Major uses of pesticides (registered under the Insecticides Act, 1968), Fungicides, up to 30.09.2026, based on certificates issued. The lists say: “The document has been compiled on the basis of available information for guidance and not for legal purposes.” NanoKheti is not a government body. Also from NanoKheti: Pesticide label checklist · Pesticide licence guide · Insecticides Act made simple.