The influence of pesticides and herbicides on the growth and virulence of <i>Fusarium solani</i> f. sp. <i>phaseoli</i>

Abstract

SUMMARY Three herbicides, Treflan, Basagran and Avadex BW and three pesticides, Metasystox 55, Nicotine and Hostathion stimulated the growth of Fusarium solani f. sp. phaseoli in culture and increased the virulence of this pathogen on Phaseolus vulgaris . The implications of these results to the chemical treatment of this crop are discussed.