Table 4.8. Chemicals for control of damping-off.


Common Name


Chloropicrin 96.5


Methyl Bromide 98-100



Methyl Bromide 68


Methyl Bromide + Chloropicrin 67:32


Metam Sodium 32.7

Metalaxyl 25.1


Metalaxyl 25.


Trade Name


Chlor-O-Pic/Picfume

Brom-O-Gas/MC-2R

Terr-O-Gas 98 or 100

Brom-O-Sol/Brozone

MC-33/Terr-O-Gas 67


Vapam/Fume V

Ridomil

Subdue II


NOTE: For rate, use, and application to seed bed and field, refer to pp. 368-371 of the Florida
 Plant Disease Control Guide, 1993.


 Bacterial wilt, caused by Pseudomonas solanacearum, can express symptoms such as dark

discoloration near ground level. The plant will appear healthy with little or no signs of

yellowing prior to death. Cultural practices for control of bacterial wilt include avoiding crop

land with known disease infestation, fumigating land where seedbeds or fields are placed, and

rotating with crops that are not considered susceptible to bacterial wilt such as grass, legumes,

or cucurbits (Florida Plant Disease Control Guide, 1993). Pre-plant fumigation with methyl

bromide using various formulations containing chloropicrin is also effective for control when the

disease is present in the soil at the time of treatment.

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