B-695
Bordeaux Mixture
Fungicide Preparation
By Gary Franc
Department of Plant Sciences
September 1996
Bordeaux mixture was the first truly effective chemical mixture developed for controlling plant diseases, and today it is the most widely used cooper fungicide in the world. It is used primarily to control plant diseases caused by fungi, but it also effectively manages some bacterial diseases and repels some insect pests.
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