Crop Protection, vol.22, no.1, pp.51-55, 2003 (SCI-Expanded)
Twenty-eight isolates of Verticillium dahliae from the cotton growing areas of Cukurova and Amik plains of Turkey were evaluated in vitro for their sensitivities to prochloraz and prochloraz-manganese complex. The fungicide sensitivity was determined by measuring mycelial growth on agar medium amended with prochloraz and prochloraz-manganese complex at dosages up to 100μgml-1. The mean ED50 values for both locations ranged from 0.2590 to 0.3574μgml-1 for prochloraz and 0.5239-0.8409 μgml-1 for prochloraz-manganese complex. The resistance factors for both fungicides were greater for the Cukurova than the Amik isolates. In field trials, the higher concentration of prochloraz (506 g a.i. ha-1) gave a slight reduction in disease severity. However, the higher concentration (1250 g a.i. ha-1) of prochloraz-manganese complex resulted in a significant effect (P = 0.05) on disease control. © 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.