A. Chase
1993
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4
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Journal
Plant Disease
Abstract
Several factors, including pH and timing and number of applications, affect the efficacy of fosetyl-Al for controlling bacterial disease on ornamentals. Although pH may be a factor in the efficacy of fosetyl-Al for sensitive bacteria such as strains of Xanthomonas campestris pv. dieffenbachiae from Syngonium, sensitivity to pH alone cannot adequately explain the response of bacteria to exposure to fosetyl-Al in vitro. Disease control appears to be based on surface factors rather than chemical changes within the leaf tissue, since bacterial populations following leaf infiltration reach similar numbers whether plants are treated with fosetyl-Al or water