Home » Replacing Mancozeb with tea tree oil-based Timorex Gold for the successful control of black Sigatoka and the reduction of chemical load in banana plantations
Tea tree oil-based Timorex Gold is in wide use for the control of black Sigatoka in the main banana plantations in South and Central America and the Philippines. Its use either as a solo product or in combination with systemics effectively controlls black Sigatoka and is as effective or superior to Mancozeb. Tea tree oil has a unique multiple functional activity and presents different modes of action. It inhibites spore germination and exhibited high activity on mycelial development and sporulation. This article presents how the product can be a successful replacement for Mancozeb in controlling black Sigatoka.
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