Methods of treatment and prevention of white spot in maize crops
OwnerGilson Aparecido Hermenegildo De OLIVEIRA, Vicente Amadeo GONGORA +4inventors
InventorsGilson Aparecido Hermenegildo De OLIVEIRA, Vicente Amadeo GONGORA, Florindo ORSI, Jr., Carlos Eduardo FABRI, Jaidev Rajnikant SHROFF, Vikram Rajnikant SHROFF
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of treating Phaeosphaeria leaf spot (PLS) or White spot. The method comprises treating the host crop with a combination of a dithiocarbamate and a Qo inhibitor fungicide and optionally a third fungicide selected from a contact or systemic fungicide.
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A method of treating white spot infection in a host plant, said method comprising treating the host plant at the locus of the infection with a dithiocarbamate fungicide, and prior to, concurrently or subsequently to treating with the dithiocarbamate fungicide, treating the host plant with a Qo inhibitor.
A method of treating white spot infection in a host plant, said method comprising treating the host plant at the locus of the infection with a dithiocarbamate fungicide, a Qo inhibitor, and a third fungicide selected from a contact or a systemic fungicide.
A method of treating/controlling white spot infection comprising treating a host plant at the locus of the infection with a composition comprising a dithiocarbamate and a Qo inhibitor fungicide.
A method of preventing white spot in maize infection in a host crop, comprising applying to the locus of possible infection a dithiocarbamate fungicide, and concurrently or subsequently to the dithiocarbamate fungicide, applying a Qo inhibitor, such that the application is carried out in the absence of pest pressure, in a seasons when the host crop is dormant or in debris of crops accumulated over the season.
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