Technique for treatment and prevention of fungal diseases in field-grown grains and legumes by application of acid-activated sodium chlorite solution

摘要

A technique for reducing fungal disease in growing grain-producing grasses and growing legume plants involves the generation of chlorine dioxide gas by dissolution of sodium chlorite with an activating acid in an aqueous solution, followed by foliar application of the gas to grasses or legume plants growing in fields. The most preferred acid solution contains urea sulphuric acid (monocarbamide dihydrogen sulphate).