Fungal infection control methods for lucky bamboo

Tuesday, June 24, 2014 - 10:01 in Health & Medicine

Researchers studied methods for controlling Colletotrichum dracaenophilum on lucky bamboo (Dracaena sanderiana). Traditional hot water treatments were not effective for controlling the latent fungus. However, application of the fungicide Azoxystrobin prevented new infections by the fungus and cured latent infections and anthracnose development on the plants.

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