Nonmercury fungicides for control of seedling disease of cotton

Damping-off of cotton seedlings (caused by the fungus Rhizoctonia solara Kuehn) can be a serious seedling disease in the interior valleys of southern California. Pythium spp. may cause some seed rot and seedling decline. Mercury fungicides were recently banned from use as cotton seed treatments and...

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Published inCalifornia agriculture (Berkeley, Calif.) Vol. 27; no. 6
Main Authors A Paulus, J Nelson, T Dewolfe, J House, F Shibuya
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources 01.06.1973
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Summary:Damping-off of cotton seedlings (caused by the fungus Rhizoctonia solara Kuehn) can be a serious seedling disease in the interior valleys of southern California. Pythium spp. may cause some seed rot and seedling decline. Mercury fungicides were recently banned from use as cotton seed treatments and trials were initiated in the spring of 1970 to find effective replacements.
ISSN:0008-0845
2160-8091