Published in Scientific Papers. Series A. Agonomy., Vol. LVI
Written by Tudorel POPA, Stelica CRISTEA, Cristinel Relu ZALĂ, Mali-Sanda MANOLE
Monilinia laxa is an important species in Romania causing brown rot blossom blight of pome and/or fruit of plum. The disease is also known as,,monilinia blossom blight” or,,brown rot blossom blight”. The blossom blight occurs mainly on stone fruit, including plum. Monilinia laxa (Aderh. & Ruhl.) Honeyis an ascomycete fungus. Research followed all the stages of the disease attack, as well as the occurrence of the first symptoms correlated with weather conditions, the evidence of the symptoms in plum tree, the data related to frequency (disease incidence), intensity (severity) and efficacy treatments with fungicides Dithane M-45 WP (80% mancozeb active ingredient), Topsin AL 70 WP (70% thiophanate methyl active ingredient), Merpan 80 WDG (80% captan active ingredient), Bravo 500 SC (500 g/l clorotalonil active ingredient), Alcupral 50 WP (50% cooper oxychloride active ingredient), Teldor 500 SC (500 g/l fenhexamid active ingredient) and Signum FG (26.7% boscalid + 6.7% piroclostrobin active ingredient) the pathogen Monilinia laxa, the varieties Anna Späth, d’Agen, Record, Stanley and Tuleu timpuriu. The study was developed during the proces of doctoral studies programme financed trough project POSDRU/107/1.5/S/76888.
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