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. 2020 Jan 29;2020:2305764. doi: 10.1155/2020/2305764

Table 3.

Agro pesticide active ingredients used by farmers.

Chemical class Active ingredient Brand name(s) Number (percentage) of farmers using pesticides Frequency of the pesticide relative to all pesticides (%)
Fungicides (53.14%) Mancozeb Mancostar, agrizeb80, fongistar 72%WP 51 (87.9%) 15.37
Metalaxyl Callomil plus, nordox, ridomil plus, fongistar 72WP 14.7 (51.6%) 15.00
Maneb Trimangol 80WP 28 (48.3%) 5.19
Copper oxide Calomil plus 26 (44.8%) 4.81
Copper sulphate Kalarch 26 (44.8%) 4.81
Benalaxyl Galben plus 20 (34.5%) 3.70
Carbendazim Banko plus 8 (13.8%) 1.48
Chlorothalonil Banko plus 8 (13.8%) 1.48
Tebuconazole Folicure 250 7 (12.1%) 1.30

Insecticides (24.08%) Imidacloprid Gongfut 50EC, Parastar 26 (44.8%) 3.15
Lindane Gammalin 20 23 (39.7%) 4.26
Ethoprophos Mocap 22 (37.9%) 4.07
Lambda cyahalothrine Parastar, K optimal 20 (34.5%) 3.89
Malathion Poudrox 9 (15.5%) 1.67
Thiamethoxam Actara 9 (15.5%) 1.67
Acetamipride K optimal 8 (13%) 1.48
Cypermethrin Gongfut 50EC 8 (13.8%) 1.48
Dimethoate Dimex 40EC 7 (12.1%) 1.30
Abamectin Acarius 6 (10.3%) 1.11

Herbicides (22.78%) Glyphosate Glyphader, roundup 57 (98.3%) 12.04
Clomazone Command, commence 24 (41.4%) 4.63
Glyphosate trimesium Touchdown 13 (22.4%) 2.41
Paraquat Plantoxone super 13 (22.4%) 2.41
Diuron Diuralm 800SC 7 (12.1%) 1.30