Table 1.

Control of crabapple rust and hawthorn rust with various fungicide treatments in the Illinois Natural History Survey arboretum, Urbana, Illinois.

Treatment and rate/100 galLeaf lesion index*
Crabapple rustHawthorn rust
198019811982198019811982
Baycor 25W, 16 oz0.01.8**0.00.0
Bayleton 25W, 4 oz1.60.00.00.0
Vangard 10W, 12 oz0.51.70.00.0
Daconil 2787 500F, 2 pts2.21.3
Manzate 200 80W, 24 oz2.51.8
Difolatan 4F, 3 pts3.13.0
Captan 50W, 2 lbs3.3
Untreated check3.03.74.13.12.74.1
  • * Leaf lesion index: 0 = none, 1 = rare, 2 = light, 3 = moderate, 4 = heavy, 5 = severe. Application dates: May 2, 15, and 27, 1980; April 27 and May 12, 1981; and May 11 and 24, 1982: three trees per treatment.

  • ** No observation.