The invention relates to 2-(pyridin-2-yl)-pyrimidine compounds of the formula (I) and their use for controlling pathogenic fungi and as plant protection products that, as an active constituent, contain compounds of this type, whereby: k represents 0, 1, 2, 3; m represents 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5; n represents 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5; R¹ independently represents halogen, OH, CN, NO₂, C₁-C₄alkyl, C₁-C₄ halogenated alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxyl, C₁-C₄ halogenated alkoxyl, C₂-C₄ alkene, C₂-C₄alkyne, C₃-C₈cycloparaffin, C₁-C₄alkoxyl-C₁-C₄alkyl, amido, optionally substituted phenoxyl by halogen or C₁-C₄alkyl, NHR, NR₂, C(R^a)-N-OR^b, S(-O)_pA¹ or C(-O)A², or two radicals bonded with adjancent to C atom can represent radical-O-Alk-O- together in which Alk represents linear or branched C1-C4 alklene in which 1, 2, 3 or 4 hydrogen is substituted by halogen; R2 represents C1-C4 halogenated alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxyl, C₁-C₄ halogenated alkoxyl, hydroxide, halogen, CN or NO2, wherein at least one of three terms is satisfied R² also represents hydrogen or C₁-C₄ alkyl: n is 3, 4 or 5; k is 1, 2 or 3; if m is not equal to 0 at least one of R¹ is not the radical of halogen, C₁-C₄ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxyl and C₁-C₄ halogenated alkyl; and R³ represents C₁-C₄ alkyl.