Benomyl tolerant fusarium lateritium and uses thereof

摘要

The invention provides methods for treating a plant having an exposed wound to increase resistance against a plant pathogen, by applying an effective amount of a benomyl solution, in conjunction with inoculating the pruning wound with a fungal organism resistant to the benomyl concentration. The invention also provides a benomyl tolerant F. lateritium which is particularly adapted for the treatment of grapevine pruning wounds to control Eutypa dieback.