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peer-reviewed research article

Metam-sodium kills beneficial soil fungi as well as cotton pests

authors

R. Michael Davis, UC Davis
J. Joe Nunez, UC Davis
Ron N. Vargas, Tulare and Tehama counties
Bill Weir, Tulare and Tehama counties
Steve D. Wright, Tulare and Tehama counties
Doug J. Munier, Tulare and Tehama counties

publication information

California Agriculture 50(5):42-44. DOI: 10.3733/ca.v050n05p42. September-October 1996.

Summary

The pest control benefits of metamsodium must be weighed against added fertilizer costs needed to offset the loss of mycorrhizae.

author affiliations

R.M. Davis is Cooperative Extension Specialist, Department of Plant Pathology, UC Davis; J.J. Nunez is Staff Research Associate, Department of Plant Pathology, UC Davis; R.N. Vargas is Cooperative Extension Farm Advisors, Madera, Merced, Tulare and Tehama counties; B.L. Weir is Cooperative Extension Farm Advisors, Madera, Merced, Tulare and Tehama counties; S.D. Wright is Cooperative Extension Farm Advisors, Madera, Merced, Tulare and Tehama counties; D.J. Munier is Cooperative Extension Farm Advisors, Madera, Merced, Tulare and Tehama counties;