Effect
Increased other
Fitopron treated Potato, cv. Yungay, grown and infected in a greenhouse with late blight had a 66 % lower infection efficiency (number of plants infected relative to number of plants inoculated) and 58.3 % less infected leaf area compared to the untreated control.
Trial details
indoor, screenhouse, 20 cm pots filled with soil substrate, conditions conducive to late blight (mist)
Peru
Crop
Potato, Solanum tuberosum L.
Trial application
Method
Foliar spray
Timing
First application 42 days after planting, followed by 2 treatments 51 and 56 days after planting
Rate
1.75 g/L
2012
Use of Phosphonate to Manage Foliar Potato Late Blight in Developing Countries
Plant Disease
96
1008-1015
Crop group
