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[compost_tea] More on CT's for strawberries



Whoa, CT researchers have a good project in front 
of them... way down in the humid southeast, in 
Florida.

"Due to high disease pressure from Botrytis fruit
rot and other diseases in Florida, disease
management has been heavily reliant on fungicides.
Growers in Florida can apply captan, a protectant
fungicide, up to 24 times (2.3 to 3.4 kg a.i./ha)
during the season.  Botrytis fruit rot can still
cause severe losses on highly susceptible cultivars." 

Source:
An Economic Anaylsis of Preharvest Fungicide
Applications to Control Botrytis Fruit Rot
in Annual Strawberies in Florida.
HortScience.  Vol. 38 (1):  124-127. 2002. 

Again, a reminder there are vast differences 
in the Humid East and the Arid West when it 
comes to organic fruit production, largely due 
to climate-related pest and *disease* pressure.  

Regards,
Steve Diver






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