Article
A foliar spray of micronutrient solutions induces local and systemic protection against powdery mildew (Sphaerotheca fuliginia) in cucumber plants.
1997-10-01
Abstract excerpt
A single spray of solutions of 0.005M H3BO3, 0.0025M CuSO4, and 0.0025 MnCl2, on the upper surface of the first true leaf of cucumber plants 2 h before inoculation with a conidial suspension of Sphaerotheca fuliginea, induced systemic protection against powdery mildew in leaves 2 and 3 without causing any damage on the induced leaf (first leaf). A similar level of systemic protection was observed when plants were...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 93b4150e-e869-5756-923b-5e37c33fa170
- DOI
- 10.1023/a:1008671630687
