Sensitivity of some nitrogen fixers and the target pest Fusarium oxysporum to fungicide thiram

• Published in: Interdisciplinary toxicology Vol. 5; no. 1; pp. 25 - 29
• Main Authors: Osman, Awad, Sherif, Ashraf, Elhussein, Adil, Mohamed, Afrah
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Slovakia Versita 01.03.2012; De Gruyter Poland; Slovak Toxicology Society SETOX
• Subjects: Fungi; fusarium oxysporum; nitrogen fixers; Original; Pesticides; Sensitivity analysis; thiram; toxicology; toxicology; nitrogen fixers; thiram; fusarium oxysporum

This study was carried out to investigate the toxic effects of the fungicide thiram (TMTD) against five nitrogen fixers and the thiram target pest Fusarium oxysporum under laboratory conditions. Nitrogen fixing bacteria Falvobacterium showed the highest values of LD50 and proved to be the most resis...