Disappearance of Azoxystrobin, Pyrimethanil, Cyprodinil, and Fludioxonil on Tomatoes in a Greenhouse

Abstract

The disappearance of azoxystrobin, pyrimethanil, cyprodinil, and fludioxonil on tomatoes in greenhouse was studied. At the preharvest interval, except for cyprodinil, the pesticide residues were below the MRL fixed in Italy. The mechanism of disappearance studied with model systems shows that the decrease in residues was due to codistillation and photodegradation in pyrimethanil, to photodegradation in fludioxonil, and to evaporation and codistillation in cyprodinil. Azoxystrobin residues were stable during all experiments.