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ARS | Publication request: Calcium Chloride As An Alternative Control for Botrytis Cinerea on Tuberous Begonia in the ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23) |
 | | Calcium chloride (CaCl2), a common salt, was tested as an alternative control agent and compared with mancozeb, a registered fungicide. |
 | | CaCl2, if included as part of a integrated disease management program, could provide relief for growers from gray mold disease as a relatively inexpensive control and would permit immediate access to greenhouses after spraying, as opposed to conventional fungicides which require up to 48 hours before worker re-entry into these confined areas. |
 | | Technical Abstract: The efficacy of calcium chloride (CaCl2) was compared with mancozeb, a conventional fungicide, for control of gray mold disease caused by Botrytis cinerea on rooted cuttings of tuberous Begonia in greenhouse tests. |
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