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Potato gangrene control by ultra low volume sprays of thiabendazole
Author(s) -
LOGAN C.,
COPELAND R. B.,
LITTLE G.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
annals of applied biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1744-7348
pISSN - 0003-4746
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-7348.1975.tb01622.x
Subject(s) - sprayer , biology , mist , fungicide , volume (thermodynamics) , horticulture , chemical control , toxicology , agronomy , physics , quantum mechanics , meteorology
SUMMARY A method is described by which a mist of thiabendazole (TBZ) is applied to potato tubers using an ultra low volume sprayer set over rotating rollers. The fungicidal solution (2 % a.i. TBZ) is applied at 2 1/t of potatoes moving through the mist at 50 kg/min. Effective control of gangrene in storage was achieved in laboratory and farm trials.