TY - BOOK AU - Joseph A AU - Idicula S P AU - Rajalakshmi V K TI - Control of Gloeosporium leaf disease in young rubber plantations PY - 1994/// PB - IRRDB symposium on diseases of Hevea Cochin, India, 21-22 November 1994 KW - Disease control KW - Disease intensity KW - Gloeosporium leaf disease KW - Hevea KW - India KW - Mancozeb fungicide N2 - Gloeosporium leaf disease has become a serious problem on young rubber plants in certain parts of southern India. Trials were carried out in two consecutive years in a disease prone area on susceptible clone RRII 105. These used different fungicides with the aim of selecting a suitable fungicide for control of Gloeosporium leaf disease. The results showed that mancozeb (0.2;) was the most effective and economic fungicide followed by carbendazium (0.05;) dithianon (0.2) bitertanol (0.25;) and Bordeaux mixture (1;) ER -