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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Efficacy of fungicides against damping-off in papaya seedlings caused by Pythium aphanidermatum

M. F. Male A B and L. L. Vawdrey A
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A Plant Pathology, Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation, Centre for Wet Tropics Agriculture, South Johnstone, 4859 Qld, Australia.

B Corresponding author. Email: mike.male@deedi.qld.gov.au

Australasian Plant Disease Notes 5(1) 103-104 https://doi.org/10.1071/DN10037
Submitted: 7 September 2010  Accepted: 13 September 2010   Published: 27 September 2010

Abstract

Various chemical and non-chemical treatments were tested for their efficacy against damping-off in papaya seedlings caused by Pythium aphanidermatum. Three-week-old papaya seedlings were placed in a climate controlled experimental chamber and inoculated with macerated mycelium of P. aphanidermatum. Propamocarb as Previcur was found to be most effective at managing damping-off in papaya seedlings.


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