Use of synthetic and biological fungicides in combination for controlling harmful fungi
AssigneeBayer CropScience AG
InventorsMaria SCHERER, Kristin KLAPPACH, Egon HADEN
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Abstract
The present invention relates to the combined use of synthetic fungicides and biological control agents for controlling harmful fungi. To be more precise, the invention relates to a method for controlling harmful fungi, which comprises at least two treatment blocks, where in at least one treatment block the plants are treated with at least one synthetic fungicide and in at least one treatment block the plants are treated with at least one biological control agent, with the proviso that the last treatment block comprises subjecting the plants to at least one treatment with at least one biological control agent.
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A method for controlling harmful fungi, which method comprises subjecting plants to be protected against fungal attack to two or more sequential treatment blocks,
- where at least one treatment block comprises treating the plants with at least one synthetic fungicide and at least one treatment block comprises treating the plants with at least one biologic control agent,
- with the proviso that the last treatment block comprises treating the plants with at least one biological control agent selected from Bacillus subtilis QST713 and metabolites produced therefrom.
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