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Bark Canker on Cocoa, caused by -Phytophthora spp., has been reported in great part of cocoa areas growed in Colombia. Traditionally, control of bark canker has been effectuated by excision of diseased tissue but nowadays it was replaced by :scraping away the bark over and around the canker followed...

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Autores principales: Morales G., Jaime, Garzón G., Diego
Formato: article
Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Compañía Nacional de Chocolates 2018
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12324/699
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Sumario:Bark Canker on Cocoa, caused by -Phytophthora spp., has been reported in great part of cocoa areas growed in Colombia. Traditionally, control of bark canker has been effectuated by excision of diseased tissue but nowadays it was replaced by :scraping away the bark over and around the canker followed by painting with a 0.25 per cent Metalaxyl fungicide. It was confirmed the healing effects of Metalaxyl on diseased tissue which was better when applied on small canker.