The effectiveness of 7 fungicides (Amistar 250 SC, Bayleton 5 WP, Bumper 250 EC, Discus 500 WG, Folicur BT 225 EC, Folicur Multi 50 WG, Score 250 EC) and 2 bioproducts (Biochikol 020 PC and Biosept 33 SL) in the control of Puccinia pelargonii-zonalis was tested on pelargonium cv. Pulsar F1 Salmon. Additionally, their influence on plant growth, size of pustules, percentage of germinated spores a...

in the Greater Cape Floristic Region INTELLECTUAL MERIT: Current approaches to predicting changes in community structure and function are based largely on static assessments. They fail to consider relationships between species' attributes that affect their function in a given environment (functional traits), genetic variation underlying those functional traits, and the dynamics of the communiti...

Pathogen management commonly includes environmental regulation and sanitization. There are limited numbers of effective registered bactericides. In 3 years greenhouse trials, PostivaTM, a premix pydiflumetofen (6.9%) difenoconazole (11.5%), was tested for activity against xanthomonas leafspot geranium, zinnia, ficus bacterial wilt geranium caused by Ralstonia solanacearum. PostivaTM applied at ...

Some of the aromatic 'essential' oils used in aromatherapy do have well-documented therapeutic actions. However, many of the oils for which aromatherapists claim physiological medical activity, in fact possess no recorded historical medicinal actions. Oils such as: Moroccan chamomile, Citronella, Clary sage, Geranium, Rosewood, Vetiver and Ylang were originally produced solely for the perfumery...

Patchouli, tea tree, geranium, lavender essential oils and Citricidal (grapefruit seed extract) were used singly and in combination to assess their anti-bacterial activity against three strains of Staphylococcus aureus: Oxford S. aureus NCTC 6571 (Oxford strain), Epidemic methicillin-resistant S. aureus (EMRSA 15) and MRSA (untypable). The individual essential oils, extracts and combinations we...