Organic fungicide
AssigneeEcolution.Ag LLC
InventorAlbert Santosh Kumar
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Abstract
A method is provided for the prevention, treatment and/or management of the black sigatoka on plants prone to such fungus. In a preferred embodiment the method comprises the steps of providing a fungicidal composition comprising karanj oil; applying the composition on the plants; wherein the step of applying is repeated as necessary and can be done until a day before harvest. In another preferred embodiment the invention comprises an aqueous fungicidal composition comprising karanj oil. The composition may further include fermented aloe vera extracts, a natural surfactant, and/or water as a solvent.
Claims1
An aqueous fungicidal composition consisting of:
- Karanj oil in an amount ranging from 1 to 5 wt. %;
- fermented aloe vera extracts in an amount ranging from 40 to 60 wt. %;
- a lactic acid yielded from bacteria in the fermented aloe vera extracts;
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- water to act as a solvent for the Karanj oil and fermented aloe extract.
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