Sodium Metabisulfite Reduces Fungal Inoculum in Containers Used for Conifer Nursery Crops
Containers from eight nurseries in the northern Rocky Mountains were treated with a 5% (wlv) solution of sodium metabisulfite. In general, after being used for at least one crop, Styroblock containers were more contaminated than pine cells before and after treatment. Treatment significantly reduced levels of both Fusarium and other groups of fungi. Seedling disease levels were usually reduced in crops grown in treated containers; Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca [Beissn.] Franco) seedling growth was otherwise unaffected by the treatment. Tree Planters' Notes 44(4): 161-165;1993.
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Author(s): R. Kasten Dumroese, Robert L. James, David L. Wenny
Publication: Tree Planters' Notes - Volumes 44, Number 4 (1993)
Section: Peer Reviewed and Refereed Articles
Volume: 44
Number: 4
