Using white mustard to reduce the so-called black foot disease is one of the strategies to consider. According to a study carried out by researchers of the Institute of Vine and Wine Sciences (ICVV) in collaboration with Viveros Provedo has demonstrated the potential of the incorporation of white mustard waste to control the black foot of the vine.
It is one of the main diseases caused by soil fungi that affect the young vine all over the world. Its control is quite complicated because the fungi associated with this disease produce resistance structures that allow them to survive a long period of time in the absence of guests.
In this study new control strategies were evaluated in two infested fields and the question was whether the incorporation of the fresh white mustard residue (Sinapis alba) or the spraying with propamocarp + fosetyl-Al effectively reduced the inoculum density of the fungi in the soil, as well as the incidence and severity of the disease and, in parallel, to verify if the application of Trichoderma atroviride + T. asperellum to the roots increased the effectiveness of the treatments to the soil.
In both fields, regardless of the application of Trichoderma spp., The biofumigation with white mustard reduced the incidence and severity of the disease compared to the control and chemical treatment.
Source and photograph: icvv.es
