Chemical control of Alternaria brown spot on Minneola tangelo in South Africa

Summary. The effectiveness of several groups of fungicides was compared with that of copper and mancozeb for their ability to control Alternaria brown spot on Minneola tangelo. Variables used for comparing fungicides in order of importance were: performance index, the number of exportable fruits per tree, the number of fruits per tree free of Alternaria lesions and total number of fruits per tree. Percentage exportable fruits was not a reliable variable for comparing treatment efficiency. During the 1992/1993 evaluations iprodione, difenoconazole, and procymidone showed promising control of the disease. Other than for difenoconazole, members of the triazole group were not effective, especially at dosages below 10 g a.i. 100 litre ] water. Moderate control of Alternaria brown spot was obtained using copper and mancozeb. During the 1993/1994 season spray programmes with copper oxychloride, mancozeb, maneb plus zinc oxide, procymidone, iprodione, and tebuconazole were compared in field trials, for the control of Alternaria brown spot on Minneola tangelo. Mancozeb applied at 2-weekly intervals was the most effective spray programme, followed in order of efficiency by programmes using procymidone, maneb plus zinc oxide, and mancozeb applied at 4- and at 3-weekly intervals. Iprodione and tebuconazole were not particularly effective in this evaluation, although they performed significantly better than the control treatment. Trees treated with copper oxychloride produced poorly, in spite of a high percentage exportable fruits.

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