Effects of the nematicide 1,3-dichloropropene on weed populations and stem canker disease severity in potatoes

• Published in: Crop protection Vol. 29; no. 10; pp. 1084 - 1090
• Main Authors: Haydock, Patrick P.J., Deliopoulos, Thomas, Evans, Ken, Minnis, Stephen T.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2010
• Subjects: 1,3-Dichloropropene; Globodera pallida; Globodera rostochiensis; Nematoda; Potato; Rhizoctonia solani; Soil fumigation; Solanum tuberosum; Thanatephorus cucumeris; Viola arvensis; Weeds; British Isles; Potato; 1,3-Dichloropropene; Rhizoctonia solani; Soil fumigation; Weeds

The soil fumigant 1,3-dichloropropene (1,3-D) has been used in the UK for the control of potato cyst nematodes (PCN), Globodera pallida (Stone) and Globodera rostochiensis (Wollenweber), but its potential herbicidal activity has not been extensively investigated in this country. Field and glasshouse...