Research Article

Evaluation of Different Spray Frequency Levels of Fungicides against Ascochyta Blight (Ascochyta fabae S) Diseases of Faba Bean (Vicia faba L) in Northwestern Ethiopia

Table 2

Fungicides with spray frequencies used for Ascochyta blight disease management.

Common nameRate (kg/ha)Active ingredientFSFSpray schedule

Mancozeb (Unizeb 80% WP)2 kg/400 LManganese++15.00%, zinc++1.9%, ethylene bisdithiocarbamate ion 58.1%One timeDisease onset
Two timesDisease onset and once after 10 days interval
Three timesDisease onset and two times at 10 days interval

ControlUntreatedUnsprayed

Mankocide (VITRA 50% WP)3 kg/200 LMancozeb 15.0% copper hydroxide 46.1%One timeDisease onset
Two timesDisease onset and once after 14 days interval
Three timesDisease onset and two times at 14 days interval

ControlUntreatedUnsprayed

Mancolaxyl (MAN700WP/01)3 kg/300 LMancozeb 640 + metalaxyl 80One timesDisease onset
Two timesDisease onset and once after 14 days interval
Three timesDisease onset and two times at 14 days interval

ControlUntreatedUnsprayed

Source: (pulse point 16, NSW agriculture, 19 November 2004) [26], FSF = fungicide spray frequency.