Evaluation of Infinito 687,5 SC Fungicide Usefulness for Downy Mildew Control in Cucumber Field Cultivation

Abstrakt

In 2017 in Poland, cucumber was one of the most important field vegetables cultivated on 13 892 ha and with 2 490 988 tons of production [1]. Cucumber has been grown in Poland since several centuries, however only since 1985 downy mildew as its new disease appears seasonally causing a serious menace to field plantations [2]. First signs of disease infection have usually been detected in the south-eastern regions of Poland at the end of June or in July and then downy mildew spreads to nearly regions in 3-5 weeks depending on weather conditions [3]. Actually, protection against this disease is based on cucumber resistant varieties and sprayings with several fungicides [4]. One of them is Infinito 687,5 SC being a mixture of fluopicolide and propamocarb hydrochloride [5]. The aim of this study was evaluation of Infinito 687,5 SC fungicide usefulness in control of downy mildew in cucumber field cultivation in central-eastern region of Poland.

Autorzy

artykuł
Current Investigations in Agriculture and Current Research
Angielski
2019
6
858-859
otwarte czasopismo
CC BY 4.0 Uznanie autorstwa 4.0
ostateczna wersja opublikowana
w momencie opublikowania
2019-05-28
5
0
0
0