Pumpkins for Halloween usage have become a widely grown crop in Tennessee. This season four fungicide treatments were evaluated for efficacy at The University of Tennessee Plateau Experiment Station at Crossville in 2001. Foliar diseases require a strict spray schedule for effective control. Therefore, a well balanced Integrated Pest Management program for control of mildew and blight diseases ...

Tecan Journal 3/2003 4 www.tecan.com Research on plant diseases Downy mildew, caused by the oomycete Plasmopara viticola, is one of the most important grape (Vitis vinifera) diseases, which needs to be controlled by preventive fungicide application to reduce its erratic appearance and high reproduction potential. One of the research areas of the group of Cesare Gessler at the Institute of Plant...

The three major fungal pests of grapevine, powdery and downy mildew and grey mould are mostly controlled through the application of fungicides. Some of those are particularly active against the grey mould agent Botrytis cinerea. The panel of fungicides authorized in France comprise since many years anilinopyrimidines, benzimidazoles, dithiocarbamates, dicarboximides, phenylpyrroles and pyridina...