Ontario Fruit Explorers

["Luffman, Margie" <luffmanm@AGR.GC.CA>]

Hello. I spoke with a Harrow pathologist and former pathology technician regarding AQ10. As a control for greenhouse cucumber powdery mildew, AQ10 (Ampelomyces quisqualis) is not as effective as Sporodex (Sporothrix flocculosa). However, this is not to say that Sporodex was that great. The technician said that over repeated experiments she was never able to demonstrate that it had any significant effect on powdery mildew infection. Apparently a researcher in Holland has had some success.

 

I think it is worth pointing out that powdery mildew control in a greenhouse is quite a different challenge compared to field control.

 

Margie

 

Margie Luffman

Curator/Conservatrice

Canadian Clonal Genebank/Banque canadienne de Clones

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada/Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada

Telephone/Téléphone: 519-738-2251 ext. 474

Facsimile/Télécopieur: 519-738-2929

2585 County Road 20

Harrow, Ontario

N0R 1G0

luffmanm@agr.gc.ca

 

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