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Fumigation of agricultural products. XIX —methyl bromide fumigation of narcissus bulbs infested with stem nematode, Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kühn)
Author(s) -
Purnell R. E.,
Hague N. G. M.
Publication year - 1965
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.2740160710
Subject(s) - fumigation , narcissus , nematode , biology , bromide , agronomy , horticulture , chemistry , ecology , organic chemistry
Narcissus bulbs are damaged by methyl bromide at dosages (above 500 mg.h./l.) lethal to the nematode. Warm storage before fumigation reduces phytotoxicity but decreases nematode susceptibility.