EBS AMPELOMYCES QUISQUALIS BIO FUNGICIDE

• The fungus Ampelomyces quisqualis is a naturally occurring hyperparasite of powdery mildews. This parasitism reduces growth and may kill the mildew colony.

Technical Content

• CFU: 2 X 10^8 per ml

Features & Benefits

Usage

CROPS

• Wide range of powdery mildew-affected crops like Cucurbits, Grapes, Apple, Peas, Beans, Tomato, Pulses, Cumin, Chilies, Coriander, Mango, Ber, Peas, Strawberry, Medicinal and Aromatic crops, and Roses.

INSECTS/ DISEASE

• Target Diseases: Mainly powdery mildew but also parasitic on Botrytis cinerea, Alternaria solani, Colletotrichum, Coccodes, and Cladosporium cucumerinum.

MODE OF ACTION

• The fungus Ampelomyces quisqualis is a naturally occurring hyperparasite of powdery mildews. This parasitism reduces growth and may kill the mildew colony, the micro parasite directly penetrates the walls of hyphae, conidiophores, and immature cleistothecia, but may be unable to infect mature cleistothecia. Approximately in 7 – 10 days, microparasites spread within the hyphae of the mildew colony without killing it. After that, the process of pycnidial formation begins and completes within 2 – 4 days, infected cells generally die soon after pycnidial formation begins. Repeated applications of the microparasite are generally necessary and high humidity and rainfall aid in the spread to developing mildew colonies. In adverse climatic conditions i.e. low humidity & low temperature /pycnidial which will be produced from the infected mildew are more resistant and persist in the environment for a relatively long period at least into next season. These may give rise to viable spores when conditions become favorable again.

DOSAGE

• Dose: Foliar Spray: 2.5-5 ml per Liter of water.