New fungicide apparently controls onion mildew

May, D; Harper, D; Jorde, D; Teviotdale, B

New fungicide apparently controls onion mildew

Authors

Donald M. May
Dennis Harper
Doris Jorde
Beth L. Teviotdale

Authors Affiliations

Donald M. May is Farm Advisor, Fresno County; Dennis Harper is Staff Research Associate, SJVAREC, Parlier; Doris Jorde is a graduate student at University of California, Berkeley; Beth L. Teviotdale is Extension Plant Pathologist, San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Research and Extension Center (SJVAREC), Parlier.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 34(6):22-23. DOI:10.3733/ca.v034n06p22. June 1980.

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Abstract

A new fungicide, Ridomil, outperformed currently registered materials in controlling downy mildew of bulb and seed onions in two years of San Joaquin Valley field trials.

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