Definitions
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- noun An organic
fungicide andinsecticide sprayed on cereal grasses, fruit trees, etc.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Phytophthora is treated with copper-based sprays or maneb or zineb.
Chapter 25 1987
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Alternaria is minimised by keeping plants healthy with proper nutrition and water; maneb or zineb are used for control.
Chapter 25 1987
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One of the most troublesome diseases affecting this species is anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, sometimes in association with other fungi, notably Botryodiplodia and Fusarium spp.; crop losses can sometimes amount to 70-80 per cent, but spraying at 10 day intervals with zineb or ferbam is stated to be effective.
Chapter 37 1987
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Control involves sanitation by removal of crop debris, and fungicide treatment: maneb, benomyl, benomyl+ propineb, zineb and mancozeb have all been reported to give reasonably good results.
Chapter 37 1987
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Adaptation Botrytis cinerea Fr. zineb, zinc salicylanilide mixtures synergistic effects
xml's Blinklist.com 2008
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