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An Examination Of Organic Options In Tomato Systems And Their Use As Alternatives To Copper-Based Products, Erica Ann Fealko
An Examination Of Organic Options In Tomato Systems And Their Use As Alternatives To Copper-Based Products, Erica Ann Fealko
Theses and Dissertations--Plant Pathology
Organic farming is an ever-increasing segment of tomato production. Currently, limited information is available which directly compares conventional to organic treatment programs for disease control in tomato production. Furthermore, many methods available rely on the use of copper products which may be contribute to high Cu levels in agricultural soils. In this study, the efficacies of current conventional and organic methods were compared. In addition, newer disease-control programs, with and without copper were examined, which potentially could reduce over-reliance on copper products.
Standard organic and conventional spray programs were conducted over a four year period targeting two pathogens, Alternaria tomatophila …