MB alternatives for tomato production

摘要

Methyl bromide (MB) is a highly effective broad-spectrum fumigant used extensively in the United States in agriculture to control a wide variety of pests. The Montreal Protocol of 1991, however, defined MB as a chemical that contributed to the depletion of the stratospheric ozone layer. This resulted in an incremental reduction in the amount of MB produced and imported in the country. In January 2005, a total phase out of MB (except for emergency and critical-use exceptions) was imposed.