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Systemic fungitoxic action of benomyl against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. melonis in vivo

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It is demonstrated that benomyl, applied as a soil drench, is highly efficient in reducing the quantity of mycelium in muskmelon plants infected byFusarium oxysporum f. sp.melonis. When treated before symptoms appear, plants are generally cured. The blending technique used for assessing fungal spread in the xylem vessels is particularly convenient for studying the action of a systemic fungicide in a plant with vascular wilt.

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Met behulp van een mixertechniek wordt aangetoond, dat na een begieting van de wortels van jonge meloenen met benomyl (75 mg actieve stof/pot van 450 ml) de infektie doorFusarium oxysporum f. sp.melonis in kunstmatig besmette aarde heel laag blijft. In geïnfekteerde planten veroorzaakt deze behandeling een sterke vermindering van de hoeveelheidFusarium in de stengel. Wanneer de planten behandeld worden juist voor zij de eerste symptomen aantonen, wordt gewoonlijk de ontwikkeling van de parasiet gestopt zodat de planten kunnen genezen. Het produkt blijft tenminste 10 weken actief in de grond.

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  1. H. Maraite & J. A. Meyer

    Present address: Laboratoire de Phytopathologie et de Mycologie générale, Université de Louvain, 42, De Croylaan, 3030, Heverlee, Belgium

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    Maraite, H., Meyer, J.A. Systemic fungitoxic action of benomyl against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. melonis in vivo. Netherlands Journal of Plant Pathology 77, 1–5 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01976392

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