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. 2023 Aug 14;21(8):e08207. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2023.8207
Primary crops (available studies) Crop groups Crop(s) Application(s) Sampling (DAT) Comment/Source
Fruit crops Tomato Foliar, 6 × 123 g a.s./ha 34 Radiolabelled active substance: [phenyl‐14C]‐difenoconazole, [triazole‐14C]‐difenoconazole (Sweden, 2006; EFSA, 2011a)
Foliar, 6 × 123 g a.s./ha 7, 16
Foliar, 3 × 247 g a.s./ha 40
Grapes Foliar, 5 × 247 g a.s./ha 20
Root crops Potato Foliar, 6 × 123 g a.s./ha, 7 days interval 11
Leafy crops Oilseed rape Foliar: 2 × 125 g a.s./ha, 14 days intervals 39
Cereals/grass Wheat Foliar: 4 × 247 g a.s./ha 29
Seed: 1 × 23 g a.s./100 kg seed 31–34, 48–62, 59–83
Seed: 1 × 25 g a.s./100 kg seed 40–72, 236
Pulses/oilseeds Rapeseeds Foliar, 2 × 125 g a.s./ha, 14 days interval 39
Miscellaneous
Rotational crops (available studies) Crop groups Crop(s) Application(s) PBI (DAT) Comment/Source
Root/tuber crops Turnip* Soil, 1 × 32.4 g a.s./ha 30–33

Radiolabelled active substance: [phenyl‐14C]‐ and [triazole‐14C]‐labelled difenoconazole (Sweden, 2006; EFSA, 2021)

* Study performed with [phenyl‐14C] difenoconazole only (EFSA, 2021)

Sugar beet Soil, 1 × 125 g a.s./ha 98, 126, 342, 369
Radishes* Soil, 1 × 516 g a.s./ha 30, 60, 120, 270
Leafy crops Mustard* Soil, 1 × 32.4 g a.s./ha 30–33
Lettuces Soil, 1 × 125 g a.s./ha 98, 126, 342, 369
Lettuces* Soil, 1 × 516 g a.s./ha 30, 60, 120, 270
Cereal (small grain) Maize Soil, 1 × 125 g a.s./ha 98, 126, 342, 369
Wheat Soil, 1 × 125 g a.s./ha
Wheat* Soil, 1 × 32.4 g a.s./ha 30–33
Soil, 1 × 516 g a.s./ha 30, 60, 120, 270
Sorghum* Soil, 1 × 516 g a.s./ha 30, 60, 120, 270
Other
Processed commodities (hydrolysis study) Conditions Stable? Comment/Source
Pasteurisation (20 min, 90°C, pH 4) Yes Hydrolysis studies performed with [triazole‐14C]‐labelled difenoconazole identify no degradation of difenoconazole (Sweden, 2006; EFSA, 2011a)
Baking, brewing and boiling (60 min, 100°C, pH 5) Yes
Sterilisation (20 min, 120°C, pH 6) Yes
Other processing conditions