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National Research Council (US) Committee on Scientific and Regulatory Issues Underlying Pesticide Use Patterns and Agricultural Innovation. Regulating Pesticides in Food: The Delaney Paradox. Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 1987.

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TABLE 6-5Evaluation of Experimental and Unregistered Fungicides

Compounds (number)Comparison to Best Commercially Available Standard
Target Pest Under TestingBetterSimilarPoorer
Apple Fungicidesa
Apple scab
Eradicant9801
Protectant8035
Powdery mildew9711
Summer diseasesb9009
Peanut Fungicides
Leaf spot9243
Sclerotinia20I1
Southern blight (white mold)5320
Potato Fungicides
Early and late blight3030
Early blight1001
Late blight2002
Tomato Fungicidesc
Anthracnose4
Bacterial speck6
Bacterial spot2
Black rot2
Buckeye rot4
Early blight2
Rhizoctonia1
Root knot nematode1
Verticillium wilt1
a

Nine fungicides were evaluated. some against more than one pest.

b

Summer diseases include bitter rot, black rot, white rot, sooty blotch. fly speck, brooks spot, and black pox.

c

Because only eight fungicides were tested, valid comparisons could not be made.

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