Re: [aroid-l] Amorphophallus tuber disease

From: rajshekhar misra rajshekharmisra at yahoo.com> on 2003.02.18 at 09:13:57(9991) Dear Dr.Taylor Sulfur is certainly a fungicide and it is effective against broad range of fungi. It is available in various formulations. +More R.S.Misra --- Scott Taylor wrote: > Rand: Thanks for your reply.. so this technique > (sulfur) has worked with > paeoniifolius also? Because I have actually cut > away the necrotic tissues > and treated it with a fungicide paste, only to have > the disease progress.. > Is sulfur considering fungicidal? > > D. Scott Taylor, Ph.D. > Brevard County Environmentally Endangered Lands > (EEL) Program > Central Region Land Manager > 5560 North US Highway 1 > Melbourne, FL 32940 > tel: 321.255.4466 > FAX: 321.255.4499 > email: staylor@brevardparks.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: aroid-l-owner@lists.ncsu.edu > [mailto:aroid-l-owner@lists.ncsu.edu]On Behalf Of > Rand Nicholson > Sent: Saturday, February 15, 2003 7:10 AM > To: aroid-l@lists.ncsu.edu > Subject: Re: [aroid-l] Amorphophallus tuber disease > > > Hi Scott: > > This is certainly not Florida, but I do have to > store my various > tender tubers over the winter out of ground and the > only thing I have > used is a dusting of common sulphur powder. This is > applied before > planting and after being dug up and dried. The > tubers do not rot and > varmints do not nibble at them. If a tuber is dug > and there is a > "soft spot" on any of them, I simply cut back to > good flesh, dust the > wound and let it dry. If not badly damaged the tuber > will usually > sprout again and form a new healthy tuber. They are > stored cool and > dry, except an Amorph. konjac (cleaned but > untreated, sulphur being > what it is), which I often use as a paperweight on > my desk just to > make people ask questions. Plus, it is interesting > to watch the thing > slowly start up at the growing point when it decides > to do so. > > Rand > > z5b Maritime Canada (-23 C, where moose wear > mittens) > > >Hello: Pardon if I have already contacted a few of > you directly on this > >issue: I am attempting to grow Amorphophallus > paeoniifolius in some > >quantity. (I live in east central Florida). I > have had problems with > >(apparent) fungal injections in the tubers after > harvest. I am given to > >understand that this is not an uncommon problem: > they develop rotten spots > >within one week, as this affliction continues until > most of the tubers are > >unsuitable for planting next season. I have not > used fungicides in the > >past, either during the growing season or during > post-harvest. I suspect > at > >this point that I should do both. Can any of you > give specific > >recommendation on actions to take during both the > growing season and > >post-harvest? I.E. specific fungicides, methods of > handling at harvest, > >storage of tubers, etc. Any advice would be > well-appreciated.. it is very > >distressing to watch a 8 kg. tuber rot before ones > eyes! > >Thanking you very much in advance. > > > >D. Scott Taylor, Ph.D. > >Brevard County Environmentally Endangered Lands > (EEL) Program > >Central Region Land Manager > >5560 North US Highway 1 > >Melbourne, FL 32940 > >tel: 321.255.4466 > >FAX: 321.255.4499 > >email: staylor@brevardparks.com > > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Shopping - Send Flowers for Valentine's Day http://shopping.yahoo.com

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