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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Comparison of four systemic fungicides for post-harvest treatment of citrus

LE Rippon and BL Wild

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture and Animal Husbandry 13(65) 724 - 726
Published: 1973

Abstract

A study was made to compare the relative effectiveness of thiabendazole, benomyl, thiophanatemethyl and the methyl ester of benzimidazol-2-ylcarbamic acid, when used as post-harvest fungicides for the control of Penicillium digitatum in Washington Navel oranges. Twenty four hours after artificial wound inoculation the fruit was dipped for 30 seconds in suspensions of the materials, stored for seven days at 23°C and assessed for mould wastage. Relative to benomyl, thiabendazole was 0.27 times as effective (95 per cent fiducial limits 0.20 and 0.36); thiophanate-methyl 0.08 time (limits 0.06 and 0.11) and the ester 1.05 times as effective (limits 0.77 and 1.44).

https://doi.org/10.1071/EA9730724

© CSIRO 1973

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