Article
Induction of resistance in cocoa against Crinipellis perniciosa and Verticillium dahliae by acibenzolar-S-methyl (ASM).
2002-10-01
Abstract excerpt
The benzothiadiazole compound acibenzolar-S-methyl (ASM) was assessed as an inducer of resistance against Crinipellis perniciosa, agent of witches' broom, and Verticillium dahliae, agent of vascular wilt, both on cocoa. ASM induced a reduction in incidence of witches' broom of up to 84·5% when sprayed 30 days before inoculation on cocoa seedlings of cv. Catongo. ASM also induced a reduction in severity of V...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 04efebf2-4d19-50c7-8eb9-5cafb829b370
- DOI
- 10.1046/j.1365-3059.2002.00754.x
