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Eradication of the perithecial stage of apple scab with surfactants
Author(s) -
BURCHILL R. T.,
SWAIT A. A. J.
Publication year - 1977
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.1744-7348.1977.tb01879.x
Subject(s) - venturia inaequalis , biology , apple scab , horticulture , clone (java method) , botany , rosaceae , cultivar , fungicide , dna , genetics
SUMMARY Clone M3 apple leaves infected with scab (Venturia inaequalis) were dipped in one of a series of surface‐active compounds or mixtures tested at a concentration of 5% a.i. Seven of these reduced the concentration of scab ascopores released in the spring by more than 99%.