Fungicides approved for tea in India

Every fungicide registered for tea in the official CIB&RC list of major uses: the disease, the dose per hectare, the water and the waiting period before harvest.

5single-ingredient fungicides

5combination products

3days: the shortest waiting period listed

10crop and disease uses in the list

From the CIB&RC list of major uses: fungicides up to 30 September 2026. Guidance, not legal advice: use a product only as its approved label says, and check it is not banned or restricted.

No match. Try another disease name, or check the combination table.

Fungicides (single ingredient)

5 uses · chemical

Product (as registered)	Disease	a.i. /ha	Product /ha	Water L/ha	Waiting days
Copper Hydroxide 61.41% WG	Blister blight	921.15	1500	250+500	3
Hexaconazole 5% EC	Blister blight	10gm	200ml	70-90 with power sprayers, 175-200 With knap Sack sprayer	7
Kresoxim-methyl 44.3% SC	Grey Blight disease	100 g	200 ml	175	21
Propiconazole 25% EC	Blister blight	31.25- 62.50gm	125-250gm	175-250	7
Tetraconazole 3.8% w/w EW	Blister Blight	19	500	175	7

Combination products

5 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	Blister Blight	It is fungal Disease and can be controlled by spraying 40gmswith 350 to 420 gms copper oxychloride (50% Wettable powder) in 67 liters of water per hectare with air blast sprayer, covering two rows on either side.
(Streptomycin Sulphate 9% + Tetracycline Hydrochloride 1%) SP	Blister Blight	Disease and can be controlled by spraying 40gms with 350 to 420 gms copper oxychloride (50% Wettable powder) in 67 liters of water per hectare with air blast sprayer, covering two rows on either side.
Carbendazim 12%+ Mancozeb 63% WP	Blister blight , grey blight , red rust , die-back , black rot	937.5	1250	250-500	7
Hexaconazole 4% + Zineb 68% WP	Black Rot , Grey blight, Blister Blight	25+425 gm	625	250-500	7
Tebuconazole 50% + Trifloxystrobin 25% WG	Blister Blight	62.5 + 31.25	125	500	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.

Questions

Fungicides for tea: short answers

Which fungicides are approved for other blights in tea?

The CIB&RC list of major uses gives 10 products for other blights on tea: (Streptomycin Sulphate 9% + Tetracycline Hydrochloride 1%) SP; (Streptomycin Sulphate 90% + Tetracycline Hydrochloride 10%) SP; Carbendazim 12%+ Mancozeb 63% WP; Copper Hydroxide 61.41% WG; Hexaconazole 4% + Zineb 68% WP; Hexaconazole 5% EC; Kresoxim-methyl 44.3% SC; Propiconazole 25% EC; Tebuconazole 50% + Trifloxystrobin 25% WG; Tetraconazole 3.8% w/w EW. Check the dose and waiting period in the tables, and the approved label of the product you buy.

Which fungicides are approved for rust in tea?

The CIB&RC list of major uses gives 1 product for rust on tea: Carbendazim 12%+ Mancozeb 63% WP. Check the dose and waiting period in the tables, and the approved label of the product you buy.

Which fungicides are approved for die-back in tea?

The CIB&RC list of major uses gives 1 product for die-back on tea: Carbendazim 12%+ Mancozeb 63% WP. 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 tea?

Among the fungicides listed for tea, the waiting period between the last application and harvest ranges from 3 to 21 days. The shortest, 3 days, is for Copper Hydroxide 61.41% WG. Always follow the waiting period on the label.

Is the CIB&RC list the final word on what I can use on tea?

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.

Other crops

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.