Milk is a good fungicide
Dear Friends,
Not only cow milk is being researched by Embrapa, with good results. Also fresh cow
urine has proven to be a good defensive for some important plant diseases.. Have you
heard about this? Cheers, Joaquim
> Ruth Fair Leeb wrote:
>
> > I got this note from my friend in Swaziland. Thot I'd sent it along. Ruthie
> > >
> > >Dear Friends
> > >
> > >I must say I was shocked to read that syraying ordinary cows milk mixed with
> > >water in a 1:9 dilution is as effective at preventing the growth of the
> > >powderey mildew mould /Sphaerotheca fuliginea/ on cucumbers and zuccini as
> > >any commercial chemical fungicides!
> > >
> > >This was a discovery by Wagner Bettoil in Embrapa, the Brazilian
> > >Agricultural Research Corp. He sprayed it on heavily affected plants twice
> > >a week. It worked as well as Fenarimol or Benomyl. In many cases milk was
> > >faster and more effective. In some cases it was 6 times more effective as a
> > >fungicide. It qualifies as an organic treatment.
> > >
> > >Effective control can be maintained with a 5% spray once a week. It is not
> > >yet clear why it works but it might boost the plant's immune system.
> > >
> > >Powdery mildew is a serious problem in Swaziland where we cannot grow
> > >certain crops in some areas because of its endemic presence.
> > >
> > >Regards
> > >Crispin
> > >
> >
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