News on fungicide combination prodcts

Pre–packaged fungicide combination products are getting more common, and there is no doubt that they are convenient. But there are many unanswered questions about any other advantages and disadvantages of these products.

One major concern expressed by plant pathology researchers is that combinations, or mixtures of fungicides could speed up the development of disease resistance to fungicides. However, a recent article by researcher Frank van den Bosch (and colleagues) at Rothamsted Research in the United Kingdom, suggests that the opposite…