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✓ CIB&RC list up to 30 September 2026 · checked 24 October 2026
Fungicides approved for potato in India
Every fungicide registered for potato (aloo) 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)
36 uses · chemical| Product (as registered) | Disease | a.i. /ha | Product /ha | Water L/ha | Waiting days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amisulbrom 20% SC | Late blight (Phytophthora infestans) | 100 | 500 | 375-500 | 19 |
| Azoxystrobin 23% SC | Late Blight | 0.025%(125) gm | 500 ml | 500 | 12 |
| Azoxystrobin 23% SC | Black scurf disease (Rhizoctonia solani) | 1.00 | 4.00 | 2.5 | – |
| Aureofungin 46.15% w/v SP | Early blight | – | 0.005% | 750 | 30 |
| Captan 50% WG | Early Blight & Late blight | 750gm | 1500gm | 500 | 21 |
| Captan 50% WP | Early blight | 1250gm | 2.5kg | 750-1000 | – |
| Captan 50% WP | Late blight | 1250gm | 2.5kg | 750-1000 | – |
| Captan 75% WP | Early blight | 1250gm | 1667gm | 1000 | 8 |
| Captan 75% WP | Late blight | 1250gm | 1667gm | 1000 | 8 |
| Chlorothalonil 75% WP | Early & Late blight | 0.66 - 0.937 | 0.875-1.250 | 600-800 | 14 |
| Copper oxychloride 50% WP | Early blight | 1.25 | 2.5 | 750-1000 | – |
| Copper oxychloride 50% WP | Late blight | 1.25 | 2.5 | 750-1000 | – |
| Copper Hydroxide 53.8% DF | Late blight | 525 | 1500 | 500 | 22 |
| Copper Sulphate 2.62% SC | Early blight and Late blight | – | 1 litre | 500 | 3 days |
| Cyazofamid 34.5% SC | Late blight | 80g | 200ml | 500 | 27 |
| Dimethomorph 50% WP | Late blight | 500gm | 1000gm | 750L | 16 |
| Ethaboxam 40% SC | Late blight⚠ As printed; 225 g a.i. of a 40% SC is about 563 ml, not 663 ml. | 200-225 | 500-663 ml | 500 | 11 |
| Hexaconazole 2% SC | Early blight& Late blight | 60gm | 3.0L | 500 | 21 |
| Kasugamycin 3% SL | Early Blight | 30-45 | 1000-1500 | 500 | 08 |
| Kitazin 48% EC | Early blight⚠ As printed; 0.20% is 200 ml in 100 litres of water, not in 200 litres. | 0.10% or100 Gram in 100lit. Of water | 0.20%or 200mlin 200lit. of water | As required depending upon crop stage and plant protection equipment used | 48 |
| Kresoxim-methyl 44.3% SC | Early blight & late blight | 250 | 500 | 500 | 25 |
| Mancozeb 35% SC | Early blight & Late blight | 0.175%or 175gm/100 Ltr. water | 0.5%or500 gm/100lt. water | 500Lt Water or as required depending upon crop stage and equipment used | 35 |
| Mancozeb 75% WG | Late blight | 750gm | 1000gm | 500Ltr. | 3-5 |
| Mancozeb 75% WP | Late blight, Early blight | 1.125-1.5 kg | 1.5-2kg | 750Ltr. | – |
| Mandipropamid 23.4% SC | Late blight | 0.2 ml/Ltr. | 0.8 ml/Ltr. | 500-750 | 40 |
| Metiram 70%WG | Late blight, Early Blight | 1400 gm | 2000 gm | 500-750 Lt | 17 |
| Oxathiapiprolin 10.1% OD | Late blight | 20 | 200 | 500 | 22 days |
| Penflufen 22.43% FS | Black Scurf | 0.02 | 0.083 | 83 | 800 kg seed tubers of potato are dipped in the solutions of fungicide for 10 minutes. Tubers after treatment are dried in shade and then sown. |
| Pencycuron 22.9% SCPotato tuber | Black scurf | 0.0625- 0.125 | 0.25-0.50 | – | 78 |
| Picarbutrazox 9.53% w/w SC | Late blight | 100-125 | 1000-1250 | 750-1000 | 34 |
| Propineb 70%WP | Early& Late blight | 0.21%or 210g/100 Ltr. water | 0.30%or300 gram/100Ltr. water | As required depending upon crop stage and plant protection equipment used | 15 |
| Thifluzamide24%SC | Black Scurf | 0.6g a.i./10 kg potato tuber | 2.5ml/10 kg potato tuber | – | Used as seed treatment |
| Thiram75%WS | Scab | 18.8-22.5 gm | 25-30gm | 1 | 7-10 |
| Zineb 75%WP | Early blight | 1.125- 1.5KG | 1.5-2KG | 750-1000 Lt | – |
| Zineb 75%WP | Late blight | 1.125- 1.5KG | 1.5-2KG | 750-1000 Lt | – |
| Ziram 80%WP | Early blight | 1.2- 1.6 kg | 1.5-2.0kg | 750-1000 | 3 |
Combination products
41 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 | Blackleg and soft rot, bacterial brown wilt or ring or The bangle Disease of potato | Seeds treatment: Prior to planting soak potato seed tubers in streptocycline 40 to 100 ppm solution for half an hour. Spray: Two to three sprays of 40 to 50 ppm Solution at an interval of 20 days. First spray 30 days after planting. | |||
| (Streptomycin Sulphate 9% + Tetracycline Hydrochloride 1%) SP | Blackleg and soft rot, bacterial brown wilt or ring or The bangle Disease of potato | Seeds treatment: Prior to planting soak potato seed tubers in Streptocyclin 40 to 100 ppm solution for half an hour. Spray: Two to three sprays of 40-50 ppm Solution at an interval of 20 days. First spray 30 days after planting. | |||
| Ametoctradin 27%+ Dimethomorph 20.27% w/w SC | Late Blight | 420-525 | 800-1000ml | 500 | 32 |
| Azoxystrobin 8.3% + Mancozeb 66.7% WG | Early and late blight | 124.5+1000 | 1500 | 500 | 25 |
| Azoxystrobin 11% + Tebuconazole 18.3% w/w SC | Early blight, Late blight | 82.5+137.25 | 750 | 500 | – |
| Azoxystrobin 13.04% + Thifluzamide 15.66% w/w SC | Early blight | 75 + 90 | 500 | 500 | 34 |
| AZOXYSTROBIN 2.5% + THIOPHANATE METHYL 11.25% + THIAMETHOXAM 25% FS | Black scurf (Rhizoctonia Solani), Late Blight (Phytophothora infestans),⚠ As printed (465 for 1000); the other rows give 38.75 for 100, which would make this 387.5. | 465 | 1000 | – | – |
| Captan 70%+ Hexaconazole 5%WP | Early blight &Late blight | 375-750 | 500-1000 | 500 | 21 |
| Carbendazim 12%+ Mancozeb 63% WP | Early blight , late blight , black scruff | 1312.5 | 1750 | 500 | 47 |
| Carbendazim 25%+ Mancozeb 50% WS | Late blight, Black scurf | (1.5 + 3.0) to (1.75 + 3.5) (for 10 kg seed) | 6 – 7/10 kg seed | 2 | – |
| Carboxin37.5%+ Thiram37.5%WS | Black scurf | 1.87gm/Kg seed | 2.5gm/Kg seed | 10 ml/kg (To make slurry) | Being seed treatment waiting not required |
| Chlorothalonil 12.5% + Mancozeb 62.5% WG | Early blight and Late blight⚠ As printed (2178.75); 12.5% of 1750 g is 218.75 g, as in the grape row. | 2178.75+1093.75 | 1750 | 500 | 35 |
| Copper Oxychloride 47% (w/w) + Metalaxyl 8% (w/w) WP | Early & Late Blight | 1000 + 170.21 (1170.21) | 2127.65 | 700 | 34 |
| Cymoxanil 8%+ Mancozeb 64% WP | Late blight | 1080gm | 1500gm | 500-750 | 10days |
| Cyazofamid 6.2%+Mancozeb 60.8% w/w WP | Early Blight and Late blight | 77.5+760 | 1250 | 500 | 22 |
| Dimethomorph 12% + Pyraclostrobin 6.7% WG | Late blight⚠ As printed (183.75); 1250 g at 12% + 6.7% is 150 + 83.75 = 233.75 g. | 183.75 | 1250 | 500 | 26 |
| Famoxadone16.6%+ Cymoxanil22.1%SC | Late blight | 210 | 500 | 500 | 40 |
| Fenamidone10%+ Mancozeb50%WG | Late blight | 125+625- 150+750gm | 1250-1500gm | 500lt. | 30 |
| Fluopicolide 6.25% + Propamocarb hydrochloride 62.5% SC | Late Blight | 78.13 + 781.3 to 93.8 + 937.5 | 1.25 to 1.5 L | 500 | 19 |
| Fluopicolide 17.54% w/w + Cymoxanil 21.05% w/w SC | Late blight (Phytophthora infestans) | 97.3 + 116.8 | 555 | 500 | 25 |
| Fluoxapiprolin 2.65% w/w + Fluopicolide 17.70% w/w SC | Late blight | 15 + 100 - 18.75 + 125 | 500 - 625 | 500 | 21 |
| Iprovalicarb 5.5% + Propineb 61.25% WP | Late Blight | 110g + 1225 g | 2.0 Kg | 500 | 26 |
| Iprovalicarb 8.4 % w/w + Copper oxychloride 68.2 % w/w (40.6 % w/w as Cu) WG | Early blight and Late blight | 84+406- 105+507.5 | 1000-1250 | 500 | 21 |
| Kresoxim-methyl 15% + Chlorothalonil 56% WG | Early blight and Late blight | Kresoxim-methyl- 150 & Chlorothalonil- 560 | 1000 | 500 | 23 |
| Mancozeb 62.5% + Chlorothalonil 12.5% WG | Early blight and Late blight⚠ As printed (2178.75); 12.5% of 1750 g is 218.75 g chlorothalonil, as in the grape row. The a.i. is given chlorothalonil first. | 2178.75+1093.75 | 1750 | 500 | 35 |
| Mancozeb 69.7% + Cyazofamid 5.3 % WG | Late Blight | 1045.50+79.50 | 1500 | 500 L/ha | 36 |
| MetalaxylM 4%+ Mancozeb 64%WP | Late blight | 0.17%or 1700 gm | 0.25%or 2500gm | 500-1000 | 24 |
| Metalaxyl M 3.3%+ Chlorothalonil 33.1% SC | Late blight | 0.073% or 364 g | 0.2% or 1000 ml | 500 | 34 |
| Metalaxyl M 3.9% + Mancozeb 64% WG | Early blight and Late blight | 1697.5 | 2500 | 500 | 32 |
| Metalaxyl 8%+ Mancozeb 64%WP | Late blight | 1800gm or0.18% | 2500gmor 0.25% | 1000lt. | Not less than7 weeks |
| Metiram 44% + Dimethomorph 9% WG | Late blight | 1325 | 2500 | 500 | 11 |
| Metiram 55% + Pyraclostrobin 5% WG | Late blight | 900-1050 | 1500-1750 | 500 | 15 |
| Oxathiapiprolin 4.61% w/w + Amisulbrom 23.08% w/w SE | Late Blight | 90 (15+75) | 312.5 | 500 | 43 |
| Oxathiapiprolin 0.6% + Mancozeb 60% w/w WG | Late Blight (Phytophthora infestans) | 1515 | 2500 | 500 | 20 |
| Picoxystrobin 2.5% + Dimethomorph 16.5% + Mancozeb 50% WP | Early Blight (Alternaria solani) and Late Blight (Phytophthora infestans) | 2070 | 3000 | 500 | 50 |
| Propineb 70.0% + Cymoxanil 6.0% WP | Early and Late Blight | 1400+120 to 1575+135 | 2000-2250 | 500 | At the end of harvest |
| Sedaxane 3.70% w/w + Fludioxonil 4.63% w/w FS | Black scurf (Rhizoctonia solani) | 0.036 (Sedaxane – 0.016 + Fludioxonil – 0.020) to 0.045 (Sedaxane – 0.020 + Fludioxonil – 0.025) | 0.40 – 0.50 | 2 – 3 liters of water/acre potato seed / tubers | This is used as seed / tuber treatment, hence waiting period is not applicable |
| Sulphur 50% w/w + Azoxystrobin 6.3% w/w + Cyazofamid 4% w/w SC | Late Blight (Phytophthora infestans) | 750 + 94.5 + 60 | 1500 | 500 | 21 |
| Tebuconazole 15% + Zineb 57% WDG | Black scurf (Rhizoctonia spp)⚠ As printed; these seed-dresser rows imply 50% a.i. (10 g from 20 g), but this product is 72% (15% + 57%), which would give 14.4 g. Check the label. | 10g/100 kg tuber | 20/100 kg seed tuber | Sufficient to coat the seeds uniformly | NA Seed dresser |
| Thiophanate Methyl 44.8%+ Kasugamycin 26%SC | Black scurf⚠ The heading says kasugamycin 26%, but the row (0.091 g kasugamycin from 3.5 ml) fits 2.6%. Check the label. | 1.568+0.091 | 3.5 ml/10 kg of potato tuber seed | 200 ml/ 10 kg of potato tuber seed | Used as seed treatment |
| Valifenalate 6% + Mancozeb 60% WG | Late blight | 120 + 1200 to 150 + 1500 | 2000 to 2500 | 500 | 20 days |
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 potato: short answers
Which fungicides are approved for late blight in potato?
The CIB&RC list of major uses gives 57 products for late blight on potato: AZOXYSTROBIN 2.5% + THIOPHANATE METHYL 11.25% + THIAMETHOXAM 25% FS; Ametoctradin 27%+ Dimethomorph 20.27% w/w SC; Amisulbrom 20% SC; Azoxystrobin 11% + Tebuconazole 18.3% w/w SC; Azoxystrobin 23% SC; Azoxystrobin 8.3% + Mancozeb 66.7% WG; Captan 50% WG; Captan 50% WP; Captan 70%+ Hexaconazole 5%WP; Captan 75% WP; Carbendazim 12%+ Mancozeb 63% WP; Carbendazim 25%+ Mancozeb 50% WS; 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 early blight in potato?
The CIB&RC list of major uses gives 26 products for early blight on potato: Aureofungin 46.15% w/v SP; Azoxystrobin 11% + Tebuconazole 18.3% w/w SC; Azoxystrobin 13.04% + Thifluzamide 15.66% w/w SC; Captan 50% WG; Captan 50% WP; Captan 70%+ Hexaconazole 5%WP; Captan 75% WP; Carbendazim 12%+ Mancozeb 63% WP; Chlorothalonil 12.5% + Mancozeb 62.5% WG; Copper Sulphate 2.62% SC; Copper oxychloride 50% WP; Cyazofamid 6.2%+Mancozeb 60.8% w/w 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 black scurf in potato?
The CIB&RC list of major uses gives 10 products for black scurf on potato: AZOXYSTROBIN 2.5% + THIOPHANATE METHYL 11.25% + THIAMETHOXAM 25% FS; Azoxystrobin 23% SC; Carbendazim 25%+ Mancozeb 50% WS; Carboxin37.5%+ Thiram37.5%WS; Pencycuron 22.9% SC; Penflufen 22.43% FS; Sedaxane 3.70% w/w + Fludioxonil 4.63% w/w FS; Tebuconazole 15% + Zineb 57% WDG; Thifluzamide24%SC; Thiophanate Methyl 44.8%+ Kasugamycin 26%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 potato?
Among the fungicides listed for potato, the waiting period between the last application and harvest ranges from 3 to 78 days. The shortest, 3 days, is for Ziram 80%WP. Always follow the waiting period on the label.
Is the CIB&RC list the final word on what I can use on potato?
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.