BioControl (2006) 51, 363-373

R.S. Utkhede and S. Mathur (2006)
Preventive and curative biological treatments for control of Botrytis cinerea stem canker of greenhouse tomatoes
BioControl 51 (3), 363-373
Abstract: The effects of biological treatments with PlantShield^®, Prestop^®, Quadra 136, RootShield^®, and S33 (Rhodosporidium diobovatum) and chemical treatment with Decree^® applied as a preventive or curative sprays on stem canker caused by Botrytis cinerea on tomato plants grown in sawdust were studied under near-commercial greenhouse conditions. Prestop^® and Decree^®, applied as preventive or curative sprays, PlantShield^® applied as curative spray, and S33 and Q-136 applied as preventive or preventive plus one spray to wounded surface provided season-long protection from B. cinerea stem canker. These treatments also increased fruit yield and decreased the number of dead plants compared with the inoculated control.
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Database assignments for author(s): Raj S. Utkhede

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
biocontrol - natural enemies
Research topic(s) for beneficials or antagonists:
evaluation - screening - selection

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Botrytis cinerea	Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
Rhodotorula diobovata (antagonist)	Botrytis cinerea	Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)