| Abstract: | Six fungicides, namely Benlate (benomyl) methyl 1-(butylcarbamoyl)benzimidazol-2-ylcarbamate, 50%WP; Dithane M45 (mancozeb) 1,2-ethanediybis carbamodithioato (2-)manganese +1,2-ethanediybis, 20%Mn + 2.5%Zn; Delsene M, (carbendazim + maneb) methyl benzimidazol-2-ylcarbamate, 10% carbendazim + 60% maneb; Rovral (iprodione), 3-(3,5-dichlorophenyl)-N-isopropyl-2-4-dioxoimidazolidine-1-carboxamide, 50%WP; Cupravit (copper oxychloride) 3Cu(OH)2 · CuCl 2 , 50%WP; and Ridomil (metalaxyl) methyl N-(2-methoxyacetyl)-N-(2,6-xylyl-DL-alaminate), 50%WP were evaluated for their efficacy in the control of brown blotch disease of bambara groundnut caused by Colletotrichum capsici (Syd) Butler and Bisby in field trials. Two of the fungicides, Benlate and Delsene M gave significantlty (P = 0.05) better control of the disease and consequently higher grain yield than the other treatments. The performance of Rovral, Dithane M-45 and Ridomil did not differ significantly from each other and Cupravit did not perform significantly better than the check treatment. |
