[CH] Soaps

byron bromley (byron.bromley@gsd-co.com)
Thu, 27 Jul 2000 11:56:01 -0400

FYI, at NCSU there is a study using dishsoap. They have found that dishsoap
can inactivate (kill) the TMV virus.

The study is for min. applications and precise timing to reduce cost of
applications.

Sources: Dr. O.W. Barnett, Dir. Plant Pathology, NCSU and Dr. Tom Melton,
Ext. Advisor, NCSU and Plant Pathologist for Phillip Morris

At the moment the study is being done on tobacco crop, but chiles are in the
same plant family so it should do the same for chiles.

Lord Byron