Brand name – Dyvida
Composition – Validamycin 3%L

Dyvida is an antibiotic and fungicide produced by Streptomyces hygroscopicus. It is used as an inhibitor of trehalase. It is used for the control of sheath blight of rice and damping-off of cucumbers.

Dyvida is an antifungal agent used to protect rice plants against sheath blight caused by the pathogenic fungus, R. solani, due to its ability to inhibit trehalase, a trehalose-hydrolizing enzyme (Ki = 1.9 nM; IC50 = 0.7 μM).¹ It is also effective against the growth and sporulation of R. cerealis, F. culmorum, and other fungi.² This compound has also been used to study trehalase activity and trehalose biosynthesis.³

Recommendation – Paddy,sugar cane etc.
Doses – 400-500ml per Acre.