Fungicide combo combats devastating red clover disease
Published Date: 3/7/2022
Source: phys.org
Red clover, an important forage crop for grazing cattle, can be protected against two major fungal diseases by a newly developed integrated pest management strategy. Published in Crop Protection, the study says that three fungicides—carbendazim, wettable sulfur and hexaconazole—along with the biocontrol agent Trichoderma viride, were found effective in controlling powdery mildew and crown rot that attacks red clover or Trifolium pratense L.