The potential environmental impact of pesticides removed from sprayers during cleaning

BACKGROUND: There is concern that pesticide residues on the external surfaces of sprayers could have an adverse impact on the environment if they are washed off, yet there is a need to remove these residues for health reasons. The aim of this study was to quantify pesticide residues contained in washings from cleaning discrete parts of a sprayer and to assess their likely environmental impact. RESULTS: The boom/rear of the sprayer and the spray tank accounted for 80% of the total pesticide load in the washings. Predicted environmental pesticide concentrations from sprayer washings were lower than predictions from the FOCUS surface water model for pesticides used under normal agricultural conditions, although for tebuconazole this difference was smaller than for the other compounds investigated. The field area over which the residues may need to be uniformly deposited to avoid overdosing during infield cleaning was typically less than 0.5 m(2), with a maximum value of 4 m(2). CONCLUSIONS: It is unlikely that infield cleaning will lead to overdosing. External residues are not insignificant, so any adverse impact on the environment must be mitigated. Appropriate measures include cleaning in the field away from surface waters and other sensitive areas, and cleaning machines over bunded areas or similar.     

Pesticide degradation in a 'biobed' composting substrate

Pesticides play an important role in the success of modern farming and food production. However, the release of pesticides to the environment arising from non-approved use, poor practice, illegal operations or misuse is increasingly recognised as contributing to water contamination. Biobeds appear to offer a cost-effective method for treating pesticide-contaminated waste. This study was performed to determine whether biobeds can degrade relatively complex pesticide mixtures when applied repeatedly. A pesticide mixture containing isoproturon, pendimethalin, chlorpyrifos, chlorothalonil, epoxiconazole and dimethoate was incubated in biomix and topsoil at concentrations to simulate pesticide disposal. Although the data suggest that interactions between pesticides are possible, the effects were of less significance in biomix than in topsoil. The same mixture was applied on three occasions at 30-day intervals. Degradation was significantly quicker in biomix than in topsoil. The rate of degradation, however, decreased with each additional treatment, possibly due to the toxicity of the pesticide mixture to the microbial community. Incubations with chlorothalonil and pendimethalin carried out in sterile and non-sterile biomix indicated that degradation, rather than irreversible adsorption to the matrix, was the main mechanism responsible for the reduction in recovered residues. Results from these experiments suggest that biobeds offer a viable means of treating pesticide waste.     

杨梅中4种农药残留的膳食风险评估及家庭清洗去除效果

为明确杨梅中农药残留风险及去除效果,利用QuEChERS样品前处理方法结合高效液相色谱-串联质谱(HPLC-MS/MS)法测定了来自市场流通和生产环节的239个批次杨梅样品中检出率和残留量相对较高的4种农药(2,4-D、咪鲜胺、嘧菌酯和多菌灵)残留量.采用点评估方法评价了杨梅中4种农药的膳食暴露风险,并分别选择清水冲洗...     

复合高效配方药剂对甘蔗梢腐病防控效果评价

为了筛选防控甘蔗梢腐病的复合高效配方药剂及精准施药技术, 为甘蔗梢腐病精准高效防控提供新产品、新技术支撑, 选用多菌灵、苯菌灵、百菌清、嘧菌酯、吡唑醚菌酯、苯甲·嘧菌酯6种药剂进行田间药效试验和生产示范验证。结果表明, 3个配方药剂50%多菌灵可湿性粉剂1 500 g/hm2+75%百菌清可湿性粉剂1 500 g/hm2、50%苯菌灵可湿性粉剂1 500 g/hm2+75%百菌清可湿性粉剂 1 500 g/hm2和25%吡唑醚菌酯悬浮剂600 mL/hm2分别与磷酸二氢钾2 400 g/hm2和农用增效助剂300 mL/hm2复配后对甘蔗梢腐病均具有良好的防治效果, 其病株率均在8.62%以下, 防效均达90.73%以上, 较空白对照甘蔗实测产量平均增加15 489 kg/hm2以上, 糖分增加1.8%以上, 每公顷用药成本仅270元。本研究显示3个配方药剂是防控甘蔗梢腐病理想的复合高效配方药剂, 可在7月－8月发病初期人工和无人机飞防叶面喷施、7~10 d喷1次, 连喷2次, 可有效控制甘蔗梢腐病暴发流行。     

嘧菌酯对扁豆纹枯病的物理作用方式及其生物动力学特性

以多菌灵和福美双为对照药剂,测定了嘧菌酯对立枯丝核菌Rhizoctonia solani的抑制活性,并用离体叶片法测定了嘧菌酯对该病原菌引起的扁豆纹枯病的物理作用方式及其生物动力学特性。嘧菌酯、多菌灵和福美双对立枯丝核菌菌丝生长的EC50值分别为0.072 4、1.134 4和1.202 6 μg/mL。施药后立即接种, 250 μg /mL嘧菌酯、500 μg /mL多菌灵和1 000 μg /mL福美双对扁豆纹枯病的保护效果分别为95.61％、99.88％和81.45％;施药3 d后再接种,嘧菌酯、多菌灵和福美双对扁豆纹枯病的保护效果分别为92.27％、100％和46.96％;接种36 h后再施药,3种药剂对扁豆纹枯病的治疗效果分别为90.40％、95.75％和61.94％。表明嘧菌酯对扁豆纹枯病具有很好的保护作用、持效性和治疗作用。在叶片基部施药后在顶部接种,嘧菌酯、多菌灵和福美双对扁豆纹枯病的防治效果分别为87.81％、42.09％和7.24％;在叶片背面施药后在正面接种,3种药剂对扁豆纹枯病的保护效果分别为87.30％、37.00％和16.15％。表明嘧菌酯在扁豆叶片中具有很好的木质部输导和跨层转移活性。     

九种常用农药在桃树生长后期使用的安全性

为了评价桃生长后期使用农药的安全性,以桃早熟品种‘金陵黄露’为材料,分别在桃果收获前7和14 d,按最高推荐剂量及2倍最高推荐剂量混合施用9种农药,包括4种杀虫剂 (阿维菌素、氯虫苯甲酰胺、氯氟氰菊酯和吡虫啉) 和5种杀菌剂 (苯醚甲环唑、腈苯唑、嘧菌酯、甲基硫菌灵和多菌灵),研究了桃果中的农药残留量变化及不同农药在桃枝、桃叶、果皮和果肉中的分布规律,以及套袋在桃生长后期阻控农药吸收中发挥的作用。结果表明:在桃收获前7 d,按2倍最高推荐剂量施用其中3种杀菌剂 (苯醚甲环唑、腈苯唑、嘧菌酯) 和4种杀虫剂 (阿维菌素、氯虫苯甲酰胺、氯氟氰菊酯、吡虫啉),7种农药在桃全果中的残留量均低于中国国家农药残留限量标准(MRL);而过量施用多菌灵和甲基硫菌灵,桃全果中多菌灵残留量显著高于MRL标准,且随着施药后时间的延长,增加了多菌灵由果皮或枝叶向果肉迁移的风险。套袋处理后,桃全果中多菌灵的残留量远低于中国MRL标准,同时显著减少了桃全果中其他8种农药的残留量。9种供试农药在桃树不同组织中的分布规律一致,由高到低依次为果皮>全果>桃叶≥果肉≥桃枝。本研究表明,不同农药品种在桃生长后期消解规律存在差异,其中多菌灵和甲基硫菌灵超量使用会增加多菌灵在桃果中残留超标的风险,而套袋处理可减少桃果中的农药残留。该结果对去除桃果中农药残留、降低膳食摄入风险有一定指导意义。     

几种农药多元组合对HepG2人肝癌细胞的联合毒性效应

多种农药残留经膳食暴露途径进入人体后,其联合毒性的潜在风险通常超过单一农药。为探明农药多残留的联合暴露毒性,采用经典MTT (噻唑蓝) 比色法,测定了阿维菌素、啶虫脒、多菌灵、百菌清、毒死蜱、高效氯氟氰菊酯、咪酰胺和三唑磷8种农药多种组合方式联合暴露下对HepG2人肝癌细胞增殖的抑制活性。结果表明:联合暴露24 h后,不同种类农药组合对HepG2细胞存活率的影响存在较大差异,随着组合农药质量浓度升高,部分组合对HepG2细胞增殖的抑制效应分别呈现S型变化和线性变化。例如,二元组合 (多菌灵+高效氯氟氰菊酯) 在0~10.00 mg/L、三元组合 (多菌灵+阿维菌素+高效氯氟氰菊酯) 在0~24.12 mg/L、四元组合 (三唑磷+高效氯氟氰菊酯+多菌灵+阿维菌素) 在0~47.46 mg/L以及五元组合 (毒死蜱+阿维菌素+啶虫咪+高效氯氟氰菊酯+三唑磷) 在0~62.80 mg/L暴露条件下其抑制效应表现为S型变化,即随着组合农药质量浓度增大,细胞存活率先迅速降低,之后则缓慢降低;二元组合 (多菌灵+百菌清) 在0~8.46 mg/L、三元组合 (毒死蜱+啶虫脒+多菌灵) 在0~39.97 mg/L、四元组合 (多菌灵+高效氯氟氰菊酯+百菌清+阿维菌素) 在0~25.92 mg/L以及六元组合 (啶虫脒+毒死蜱+三唑磷+多菌灵+高效氯氟氰菊酯+阿维菌素) 在0~57.48 mg/L暴露条件下其抑制效应表现为线性变化,即随着组合农药质量浓度升高,细胞存活率呈线性降低。本研究对农产品中农药多残留的体外细胞毒性进行了评估,明确了不同农药多残留组合对HepG2人肝癌细胞增殖的抑制作用剂量-效应关系,可为进一步探索农药多残留的细胞毒性机制和开展食品安全风险评估提供依据。     

气相色谱-电子捕获检测器同时测定瓜果类蔬菜中15种除草剂残留

采用气相色谱-电子捕获检测器（GC-ECD）法建立了同时测定瓜果类蔬菜中15种除草剂（氟嘧磺隆、草毒死、敌草隆、氯草定、氟乐灵、炔苯酰草胺、乙草胺、甲草胺、异丙甲草胺、吡唑草胺、硝草胺、丁草胺、丙草胺、齅草酮、吡氟酰草胺）残留量的方法。供试番茄、黄瓜、青椒、茄子、西葫芦、马铃薯、芸豆及萝卜8种样品经乙酸乙酯与二氯甲烷混合溶剂提取,Florisil PR固相萃取柱净化,DM-1毛细管气相色谱柱（30 m×0.32 mm,0.25 μm）分离,GC-ECD测定,外标法定量。结果表明:在0.002~0.5 mg/kg的3个添加水平下,15种除草剂在8种蔬菜中的平均添加回收率为77%~113%,相对标准偏差（RSD）为3.5%~10.8%,定量限为0.001~0.1 mg/kg。采用所建立的方法对市售蔬菜样品进行测定,结果表明,15种除草剂的残留量均小于最大允许残留限量。该方法简单、快速,灵敏度高,适用于同时测定瓜果类蔬菜样品中15种除草剂的残留量。     

两株橡胶多主棒孢霉对12种杀菌剂原药的敏感性

采用菌落生长速率法测定了两株橡胶多主棒孢霉［Corynespora cassiicola (Berk &; Curt.) Wei］对12种杀菌剂原药的敏感性。结果表明：两个菌株对杀菌剂的敏感性存在一定的差异;供试药剂中多菌灵、甲基硫菌灵、咪鲜胺和抑霉唑的EC50均小于5 μg/mL,抑菌活性高;在加入SHAM后嘧菌酯的抑菌活性也很高,与SHAM具有协同增效作用;其他供试杀菌剂均有较好的抑菌作用,依次为戊唑醇、腈菌唑、异菌脲、溴菌腈、代森锰锌、百菌清和三唑酮。     

Capacity of model biobeds to retain and degrade mecoprop and isoproturon

Biobeds are used to increase the adsorption and degradation of pesticide spillage on sites used for mixing and loading and for cleaning of sprayers. The adsorption and the rate of degradation of 14C-labelled isoproturon and mecoprop (MCPP) at concentrations from 0.0005 to 25 000 mgkg(-1) were determined in biobed soil. Further leaching of the two herbicides was determined in a model biobed with a surface area of 2 m2. The biobed material showed enhanced ability to adsorb the two herbicides. Kd was 5.2 litre kg(-1) for isoproturon and 1.6 litre kg(-1) for MCPP in biobed material, which is higher than in natural soil. In different experiments with natural soil, Kd ranges from 0.07 to 0.6 litrekg(-1) for MCPP and from 1.5 to 4.6 litre kg(-1) for isoproturon in soils with varying organic carbon content. Degradation of MCPP was rapid at concentrations from 0.0005 to 500 mg kg(-1), delayed at 5000 mg kg(-1), and very slow at 25 000 mg kg(-1). For isoproturon, the relative degradation was most rapid at the lowest concentration and decreasing with increasing concentrations. After 120 days, between 55% and 8% 14C was evolved as 14CO2 at concentrations between 0.0005 and 25 000 mg kg(-1). The rate of evolution of 14CO2 indicated that degradation rates at low concentrations were of first-order and at higher concentrations of zero-order. Leaching of MCPP and isoproturon was determined in a newly established model biobed during a 2-year period. About 13% of applied MCPP and 1.4% of applied isoproturon leached out during the winter following the first autumn application (worst-case scenario). Leaching was completely prevented when the biobed had a well-developed grass cover and was covered during the winter.     

QuEChERS-高效液相色谱-串联四极杆飞行时间质谱法同时测定大米中7种除草剂残留

建立了同时测定大米中西草净、异丙隆、苄嘧磺隆、莎稗磷、乙氧氟草醚、草酮和二甲戊灵7种除草剂残留的QuEChERS-高效液相色谱-串联四极杆飞行时间质谱 (HPLC-MS/MS Triple TOF) 方法。样品经V (乙酸乙酯) : V (水) = 80 : 20混合溶液提取,以N-丙基乙二胺 (PSA) 为吸附剂进行基质分散萃取净化,采用HPLC-MS/MS Triple TOF检测,外标法定量。结果表明:7种除草剂在一定的质量浓度范围内,其峰面积与对应的质量浓度间线性关系良好,相关系数均大于0.99;西草净、异丙隆、苄嘧磺隆和莎稗磷在0.001、0.01、0.05 mg/kg 3个添加水平下的平均回收率在75%~108%之间,相对标准偏差 (RSD) 在1.1%~7.0% (n = 5) 之间,定量限 (LOQ) 均为0.001 mg/kg;乙氧氟草醚、草酮和二甲戊灵在0.01、0.05和1 mg/kg 3个添加水平下的平均回收率在81%~108%之间,RSD在2.7%~9.0%之间,LOQ均为0.01 mg/kg。该方法样品前处理简单快速,方法灵敏度、准确度和精密度均符合农药残留检测要求,可用于大米中西草净、异丙隆、苄嘧磺隆、莎稗磷、乙氧氟草醚、草酮和二甲戊灵残留的同时检测。     

Influence of different field sites on pesticide movement into subsurface drains

Pesticide movement to subsurface drains was monitored in two typical crop production areas in Germany. Field trials were conducted on two subsurfacedrained soils, a silt loam and a poorly structured sandy soil, under different climatic conditions. Over a period of one year, the drainflow was measured and the drain water was analysed for all applied herbicides. Different leaching behaviour was observed at the two field sites. Following autumn application of pendimethalin and isoproturon to the Soester Börde soil, maximum concentrations of about 62 μg litre^?1 for isoproturon and 0.7 μg litre^?1 for pendimethalin were observed in drainflow from this silt loam. The early occurrence of both herbicides in the drain water only two days after application is consistent with fast flow through macropores. In contrast, on the subsurfacedrained sandy soil in Brandenburg, isoproturon did not reach the drains until two months after autumn application and was found at maximum concentrations of only 1.4 μg litre^?1; pendimethalin was not detected in the drain water. Pesticide movement after spring application seemed to be of minor importance. At both locations, spring application led to low concentrations of pesticides in the drainflow (pendimethalin < 0.01 μ litre^?1; metolachlor ? 0.05 μ litre^?1; chloridazon ? 0.15 μ litre^?1; metamitron ? 0.02 μg litre^?1; terbuthylazine ? 1.4 μ litre^?1).     

黍黑孢菌生物学特性和杀菌剂筛选

黍黑孢菌在PDA培养基上生长40 h后开始产孢,但孢子萌发在产孢20 d后。1/2马铃薯葡萄糖汁(PDB)和1%酵母浸出膏显著地促进孢子萌发,萌发率分别达到99%和87.7%,而5%葡萄糖、1%胰蛋白胨和5%蔗糖对孢子萌发促进作用不显著。药剂对菌丝抑制作用的试验结果表明,多菌灵等8种药剂都对黍黑孢菌菌丝生长有着不同程度的抑制作用,其中,50%多菌灵可湿性粉剂效果最好,EC50为0.017μg/mL,EC95为0.098μg/mL。药剂对黍黑孢菌孢子萌发抑制试验结果表明,75%百菌清可湿性粉剂、30%福.腐.百可湿性粉剂、50%多菌灵可湿性粉剂、50%福.福甲胂.福锌可湿性粉剂和28%百.霉威可湿性粉剂都是有效的杀菌剂,其中,百菌清效果最好,其EC50和EC95分别为0.008μg/mL和0.107μg/mL。     

基于胶体金免疫层析法快速检测蓝莓中的百菌清残留

为建立蓝莓样品中百菌清残留快速筛查方法，以农药百菌清为目标分析物，系统研究了胶体金标记参数及样品前处理方法对胶体金免疫层析方法 (colloidal gold immuno-chromatographic assay, GICA)的影响。结果表明：以25 nm的胶体金颗粒标记百菌清单克隆抗体作为检测探针，分别将包被原百菌清-BSA (1 mg/mL)和羊抗鼠IgG抗体(0.1 mg/mL)包被于硝酸纤维膜(NC膜)，形成检测线(T线)和质控线(C线)，组装成百菌清胶体金免疫层析检测试纸条。蓝莓样品经酸化乙腈提取，双蒸水(dd H2O)稀释后，应用该纸条对蓝莓中百菌清残留肉眼观察检出限(LOD)为0.1 mg/kg (T线完全消线)，可实现15 min内蓝莓中百菌清的定性与半定量分析，同时，试纸条对样品中4-羟基百菌清、五氯硝基苯、多菌灵和腐霉利的检测不存在交叉反应。蓝莓中百菌清添加回收试验的胶体金免疫层析检测试纸条测试结果与超高效液相色谱-三重四级杆串联质谱仪(UPLC-MS/MS)方法的检测结果一致。这两种方法都可以成功地应用于蓝莓中百菌清的检测，胶体金免疫层析检测试纸条有助于现场检...     

Quantitative PCR monitoring of the effect of azoxystrobin treatments on Mycosphaerella graminicola epidemics in the field

Quantitative PCR and visual monitoring of Mycosphaerella graminicola epidemics were performed to investigate the effect of curative and preventative applications of azoxystrobin in wheat field crops. A non-systemic protectant and a systemic curative fungicide, chlorothalonil and epoxiconazole, respectively, were used as references. PCR diagnosis detected leaf infection by M graminicola 3 weeks before symptom appearance, thereby allowing a clear distinction between curative and preventative treatments. When applied 1 week after the beginning of infection, azoxystrobin curative activity was intermediate between chlorothalonil (low effect) and epoxiconazole. When applied preventatively, none of the fungicides completely prevented leaf infection. There was some indication that azoxystrobin preventative treatments may delay fungal DNA increase more than epoxiconazole at the beginning of leaf infection. Both curative and preventative treatments increased the time lapse between the earliest PCR detection and the measurement of a 10% necrotic leaf area. Azoxystrobin only slightly decreased the speed of necrotic area increase compared with epoxiconazole. Hence, azoxystrobin activity toward M graminicola mainly resides in lengthening the time lapse between the earliest PCR detection and the measurement of a 10% necrotic leaf area. Information generated in this way is useful for optimal positioning of azoxystrobin treatments on M graminicola.     

4种清洗剂对小白菜上农药残留祛除效果研究

研究了在小白菜栽培中,施用百菌清、敌敌畏、氧化乐果和抗蚜威农药残留及用自来水、臭氧水溶液25℃、次氯酸钙0.03%和白猫牌清洁精3 000倍液溶液洗涤4种方法对蔬菜中农药残留的祛除效果研究,结果表明白猫牌清洁精3 000倍液对百菌清、敌敌畏和氧化乐果祛除效果最好,臭氧水溶液25℃对抗蚜威祛除效果最好。     

Efficacy of phosphonate in controlling white powdery rot of fig caused by <Emphasis Type="Italic">Phytophthora palmivora</Emphasis>

Pre- and post-infection activities of phosphonate and fungicides (azoxystrobin, chlorothalonil, cyazofamid, copper hydroxide, and copper sulfate) against white powdery rot on fig leaves caused by Phytophthora palmivora were determined. Phosphonate and fungicides were applied at 3, 7, or 14 days before inoculation and 16, 24, or 40 h after inoculation. Phosphonate and four fungicides (except for chlorothalonil) had protectant activity for up to 14 days before inoculation. Protectant activity between phosphonate and the four fungicides did not differ significantly. These fungicides did not have a curative activity, whereas only phosphonate had a curative activity when applied 16 h after inoculation. The pre-infection activity of phosphonate was determined in fig fields. Phosphonate provided excellent protectant activity, and its activity did not differ significantly from that of the copper fungicides. The activity of phosphonate in the life cycle of P. palmivora was compared with that of the five fungicides. Half-maximal effective concentration of the inhibition of mycelial growth was low for phosphonate, chlorothalonil, and the two copper fungicides. Mycelial growth was least affected by azoxystrobin and cyazofamid, but n-propyl gallate, an alternative oxidase inhibitor, in combination with these fungicides, significantly inhibited mycelial growth. Sporangium formation was sensitive to all compounds. Germination of encysted zoospores was sensitive to azoxystrobin, cyazofamid, and chlorothalonil and least sensitive to phosphonate and the two copper fungicides. The activity of phosphonate on mycelial growth and sporulation of P. palmivora suggests it has potential for controlling the disease.     

Some Aspects of New Technology for Protection of Field Crops in Poland (Machinery and Techniques)1

The Institute for Plant Protection at Poznan (Poland) examines the biological efficacy of new plant protection equipment or techniques. Examples of recent studies include: 1) a sprayer with a lateral reach of up to 40 m under favourable conditions, which has been successfully used on crops liable to mechanical damage from traditional tractor sprayers (oilseed rape at flowering, field bean, seed crops of sugar beet and onion, sunflower, maize); 2)equipment for spraying potatoes against Thanatephorus cucumeris at the time of planting; 3) use of passage-ways for sprayers in cereal crops, results having shown that spraying from passage-ways gives better biological results and that adjoining plants compensate the losses due to absence of plants in the passage-ways.     

农田尾菜发酵过程中农药残留变化特征

基于尾菜中存在农药残留的现状,以设施农业尾菜黄瓜秧为研究对象,采用气相色谱法和超高效液相色谱-串联质谱法检测了尾菜黄瓜秧在静态好氧发酵过程中多菌灵、吡虫啉、哒螨灵等50种农药残留的动态变化,并分析发酵重要影响因子堆高对农药残留消解的影响。结果表明:在尾菜黄瓜秧中共检测出腐霉利、多菌灵、嘧菌酯、苯醚甲环唑、烯酰吗啉、虫螨腈、吡虫啉、啶虫脒和哒螨灵9种农药残留,其中多菌灵平均残留量最高,达11.2 mg/kg,其他8种农药平均残留量在0.042~0.89 mg/kg之间。在发酵的24 d中,不同堆高条件下9种农药的消解规律均符合一级反应动力学方程,但不同农药半衰期差异较大,其中吡虫啉的平均半衰期最长,为28.9 d,多菌灵的平均半衰期最短,为10.2 d;不同堆高处理中农药的消解速率也有差异,总体上在2.5 m堆高下各农药的消解率最高、半衰期最短。本研究结果可为尾菜发酵参数优化、农业废弃物的高效资源化利用以及研发基于尾菜发酵产物的有机蔬菜专用有机肥提供理论支撑。     

Detection and characterization of fungicide resistant phenotypes of Botrytis cinerea in lettuce crops in Greece

The development of resistance to chemical control agents needs continuous monitoring in Botrytis cinerea. 790 isolates from lettuce and other vegetable crops were collected from six widely separated sites in Greece and tested for their sensitivity to 11 fungicides from nine unrelated chemical groups. 44 of the isolates exhibited multiple resistance to fenhexamid (hydroxyanilides), azoxystrobin and pyraclostrobin (QoI’s), boscalid (SDHI’s), cyprodinil and pyrimethanil (anilinopyrimidines), fludioxonil (phenylpyrroles), carbendazim (benzimidazoles) and iprodione (dicarboximides). Thirty per cent of such phenotypes were detected in an experimental glasshouse with lettuce crops, the third year after commencing fungicide applications. The average resistance factor (R_f) for mycelial growth to fenhexamid, pyraclostrobin, boscalid, cyprodinil and fludioxonil, was over 40, 1,000, 100, 700 and 50, respectively. Some strains with high resistance to anilinopyrimidines (14 %) or moderate to fludioxonil (7 %) were detected even in isolates collected from vegetable crops prior to commercial use of these fungicides in Greece. Isolates with fludioxonil moderate resistance and fenhexamid high resistance, were detected for the first time in Greece. The results suggested the high risk in chemical control of grey mould due to development of resistance to most fungicides with site-specific modes of action. Isolates with resistance to fluazinam (phenylpyridinamines) and to chlorothalonil (phthalonitriles) were not found. The inclusion of appropriate multi-site inhibitors like chlorothalonil in fungicide anti-resistance strategies was indispensable.